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Friday, January 2, 2009
Austin class lpd ship wallpapers
The Austin class of amphibious transport dock followed the Raleigh class and was followed by the San Antonio classes
ship specs
Tonnage: 7,713 tons dwt
Displacement: 9,201 tons (light)
16,914 tons (full)
Length: 548 ft (167 m)w/l
569 ft (173 m) o/a
Beam: 84 ft (26 m) w/l
105 ft (32 m) extreme
Draft: 22 ft (6.7 m) navigational,
34 ft (10 m) ballasted
Propulsion: 2 × boilers, 2 × steam turbines, 2 × shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW)
Speed: 21 knots (24 mph, 39 km/h)
Boats and landing
craft carried: 1 × LCAC, or
1 × LCU, or
4 × LCM-8, or
9 × LCM-6, or
24 × AAV
Complement: 24 officers, 396 enlisted, 900 marines
Armament: 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 guns
2 × Phalanx CIWS
8 × .50-calibre machine guns
Aircraft carried: Up to six CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters
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