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Landing Platform Dock
An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently operate this kind of ship. The ships are generally designed to transport troops into a war zone by sea, primarily using landing craft, although invariably they also have the capability to operate transport helicopters. Amphibious transport docks perform the mission of amphibious transports, amphibious cargo ships, and the older dock landing ships (LSD) by incorporating both a flight deck and a well deck that can be ballasted and deballasted to support landing craft or amphibious vehicles. The main difference between LSDs and LPDs is that while both have helicopter landing decks, the LPD also has hangar facilities for protection and maintenance. In the United States Navy, the newer class of LPD has succeeded the older classes of LSDs, and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan De Wit L801
Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han Jo-Han was a manufacturer of plastic scale promotional model cars and kits originally based in Detroit. The company was founded in 1947 by tool and die maker John Hanley a year before West Gallogly's competing company AMT was formed and about t ..., a manufacturer of plastic scale model kits See also * John (name) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UMS Moattama
UMS ''Moattama'' (1501) also UMS ''Mottama'' ( my, မုတ္တမ) is the first landing platform dock (LPD) and current flagship of the Myanmar Navy. Like other LPDs, ''Moattama'' is designed for amphibious operations, transportation of personnel as well as disaster relief and humanitarian assistance. It has a well deck and two helicopter landing spots and hangar. ''Moattama'' was based on the design used by Dae Sun for the LPDs ordered by Indonesia and Peru. It is long and a beam of . It is also expected to be able to accommodate at least two Mi-17 The Mil Mi-17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) is a Soviet-designed Russian military helicopter family introduced in 1975 (Mi-8M), continuing in production at two factories, in Kazan and Ulan-Ude. It is known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service. ... medium helicopters in its flight deck. Myanmar joins other navies in the ASEAN region that operate LPD-type ships including Indonesia and the Philippines which operate ships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Marco (L9893) Underway In The Mediterranean Sea On 16 June 2016
San Marco is one of the six sestieri of Venice, lying in the heart of the city as the main place of Venice. San Marco also includes the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Although the district includes Saint Mark's Square, that was never administered as part of the sestiere. Overview The small district includes many of Venice's most famous sights, including St Mark's Square, Saint Mark's Basilica, the Doge's Palace, Harry's Bar, the Palazzo Dandolo, Palazzo Corner Contarini dei Cavalli, Palazzo Corner Valmarana, Palazzo D'Anna Viaro Martinengo Volpi di Misurata, Palazzo Cavalli, San Moisè, the La Fenice theatre, the Palazzo Grassi and Palazzo Bellavite, and the churches of San Beneto, San Fantin, Santa Maria del Giglio, San Maurizio, San Moisè, Santo Stefano, San Salvador, San Zulian and San Samuele. The area is densely built and was the location of Venice's government. It is now heavily touristed and there are many hotels, banks and expensive shops. San Marco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INS Jalashwa
INS ''Jalashwa'' (Sanskrit/Hindi: Hippopotamus, जलाश्व) is an amphibious transport dock currently in service with the Indian Navy. Formerly , she, along with six Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters were procured from the United States by India for a total of US$90 million in 2005. She was commissioned on 22 June 2007. INS ''Jalashwa'' is the only Indian naval ship to be acquired from the United States. She is based in Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command. Description ''Jalashwa'' features a well deck, which can house up to four LCM-8 mechanised landing craft that can be launched by flooding the well deck and lowering the hinged gate aft of the ship. She also has a flight deck for helicopter operations from which up to six medium helicopters can operate simultaneously. The deck can also be used to operate vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft like the Sea Harrier, in special circumstances. She is also capable of embarking over 1,000 troops, and is ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INS Jalashwa (L41)
INS ''Jalashwa'' (Sanskrit/Hindi: Hippopotamus, जलाश्व) is an amphibious transport dock currently in service with the Indian Navy. Formerly , she, along with six Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters were procured from the United States by India for a total of US$90 million in 2005. She was commissioned on 22 June 2007. INS ''Jalashwa'' is the only Indian naval ship to be acquired from the United States. She is based in Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command. Description ''Jalashwa'' features a well deck, which can house up to four LCM-8 mechanised landing craft that can be launched by flooding the well deck and lowering the hinged gate aft of the ship. She also has a flight deck for helicopter operations from which up to six medium helicopters can operate simultaneously. The deck can also be used to operate vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft like the Sea Harrier, in special circumstances. She is also capable of embarking over 1,000 troops, and is ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 071 Amphibious Transport Dock
The Type 071 (NATO reporting name: Yuzhao) is a class of Chinese amphibious transport dock ships in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The Type 071 provides the PLAN with capabilities and flexibility not found in its previous landing ships. Design The amphibious warfare ship features a vehicle deck, well-deck, landing deck and a hangar. It can carry a combination of marines, vehicles, landing craft and helicopters. The ship may embark 600 to 800 troops. The stern helicopter deck offers two landing spots for supporting the operations of two Z-8 (SA 321 Super Frelon) transport helicopters. The twin-door cantilever hangar can house up to four Z-8 helicopters. The well deck houses up to four Type 726 air-cushioned landing craft, which can transfer vehicles or marines to the shore at high speed. The LCAC are launched by flooding of the docking area. The vessel can also carry landing craft on port / starboard davits. The vehicle deck can house amphibious assau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS America (LHA-6) And Sargento Aldea (LSDH-91) Underway Off Chile In August 2014
USS ''America'' may refer to: * , a 74-gun ship of the line, laid down in 1777, but not launched until 1782 and thereupon given to France * USS ''America'' (IX-41), a 19th-century racing yacht converted for United States naval service during the American Civil War * , originally the German ocean liner SS ''Amerika'', seized by the United States during World War I and used as a troop transport * , a commissioned in 1965 and decommissioned in 1996. Currently the only supercarrier to be expended as a target. * , an awarded for construction in June 2007 and commissioned in 2014 See also * , part of the Civil War "Stone Fleet" deliberately sunk to block the harbor in Charleston, South Carolina; sometimes erroneously referred to as USS ''America'' * , an ocean liner launched in 1939 * , various merchantmen * ''America'' was the name of the Command Module on Apollo 17 Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the final mission of NASA's Apollo program, the most recent time humans h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
