Whidbey Island class LSD

Whidbey Island class LSD (Landing Ship Dock)
- Amphibious Warship -

ORIGIN: (Real World)
United States of America

GAMES FEATURED IN:
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

OPERATORS:
Emmerian Navy
Yuktobanian Navy

OVERVIEW:
The Whidbey Island-class Landing Dock Ship (LSD) is a class of amphibious warships in the United States Navy. Introduced in 1985, this class of amphibious vessel features a massive well deck for the transport of four LCAC hovercraft for landing Marines ashore.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Length Overall Length: 610 ft
Waterline Length: 580 ft
Beam Extreme Beam: 84 ft
Waterline Beam: 84 ft
Draft Maximum Navigational Draft: 21 ft
Draft Limit: 21 ft
Displacement Light Displacement: 11471 tons
Full Displacement: 16360 tons
Dead Weight: 4889 tons
Well Deck 440 feet long, 50 feet wide, flood able to 10 feet aft, 6 feet forward
Water Barrier 12 feet 3 inches high, 50 feet long,
divides well deck into forward (dry) and aft (wet) compartments
Helicopter Deck Two spots, 212 feet long, 83 feet wide
Speed 20+ knots (23.5+ miles per hour)
Range 8,000 nm @ 20 knots
Fuel 2,000 tons
Endurance 75 days
Landing Craft 4 LCAC Landing Craft, Air Cushion
Combat Systems AN/SPS-49 Air Search Radar
AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar
AN/SPS-64 Navigation Radar
High Frequency Surface Wave Radar (HFSWR) [LSD-45 Comstock]
AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Counter Measures set
MK XII Centralized Identification Friend or Foe/Ship Defense CIFF-SD
MK-36, MOD-6 SRBOC
AN/SLQ-25 (NIXIE) Torpedo Counter Measures system
Armament 2 - 25mm MK 38 Bushmaster Machine Guns
2 - 20mm MK 15 Phalanx CIWS mounts
6 - .50 cal. machine guns
2 - MK 31 Guided Missile Weapons System
with 21 - Rolling Airframe Missile SAM (LSD 41 & 46 only)

SOURCES:
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (In Game Data)
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (In Game Data)
Global Security.org http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/sys...sd-41-specs.htm
Wikipedia.org

*Original Article by Green_Giant (Ribbon-Crimson)*