Austin Class

  Displacement: 9128 tons light; 16,585 tons full load
Dimensions: 568 3/4' long; 84' beam; 23' draft
Propulsion: Steam turbines (De Laval), 24,000 shp, 2 shafts, 21 knots
Armament: 2-25mm Mk38 cannon; 2-20mm Phalanx CIWS; 8-12.7mm machine guns
Well Deck: space for 1 lcu and 3 lcm(6)'s or 9 lcm(6)'s or 4 lcm(8)'s or 28 LVTP-7 amphibious tractors.
Cargo Capacity: 12,000 square feet vehicle storage and 40,000 cubic feet of vehicle storage space
Troops: about 930 in LPD 4-6, 14 and 15; 840 in LPD 7-10, 12 & 13
Aviation: helicopter landing area and hanger except LPD-4 has no hanger
Crew: about 402 (28 officers + 374 enlisted)
Misc Notes: Largest class of LPD's presently built. Slep program to extend service life cancelled, now to be replaced by San Antonio Class. Originally mounted 8-3 inch guns, but they were removed by early 1990's. LPD's 7-10, 12 & 13 have an additional bridge level and are configured to serve as flagships
 
  4. Austin: Built at New York Naval Shipyard, New York, NY/ Commissioned: February 5, 1965/ Assigned Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va/ Estimated to decommission in 2003, to be replaced by LPD-17
 
  5. Ogden: Built at New York Naval Shipyard, New York, NY/ Commissioned: June 19, 1965/ Assigned Pacific Fleet, San Diego, Ca/ Estimated to decommission in 2004, to be replaced by LPD-18
 
  6. Duluth: Built at New York Naval Shipyard, New York, NY/ Commissioned: December 18, 1965/ Assigned Pacific Fleet, San Diego, Ca/ Estimated to decommission in 2004, to be replaced by LPD-19
 
  7. Cleveland: Built at Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc., Pascagoula, MS/ Commissioned: April 21, 1967/ Assigned Pacific Fleet, San Diego, Ca / Estimated to decommission in 2005, to be replaced by LPD-20
 
  8. Dubuque: Built at Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc., Pascagoula, MS/ Commissioned: September 1, 1967/ Assigned Pacific Fleet, San Diego, Ca/ Estimated to decommission in 2005, to be replaced by LPD-21
 
  9. Denver: Built at Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction, Seattle, WA/ Commissioned: October 26, 1968/ Assigned Pacific Fleet, San Diego, Ca/ Estimated to decommission in 2006, to be replaced by LPD-22
 
  10. Juneau: Built at Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction, Seattle, WA/ Commissioned: July 12, 1969/ Assigned Pacific Fleet, Sasebo, Japan/ Estimated to decommission in 2006, to be replaced by LPD-23
 
  11. Coronado: Built by Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction, Seattle, WA/ Commissioned: May, 23, 1970/ Redesignated AGF-11:October 1, 1980/ Assigned: Pacific Fleet, San Diego, Ca
 
  12. Shreveport: Built by Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction, Seattle, WA/ Commissioned: December 12, 1970/ Assigned Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va/ Estimated to decommission in 2007, to be replaced by LPD-24
 
  13. Nashville: Built by Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction, Seattle, WA/ Commissioned: February 14, 1970/ Assigned Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va/ Estimated to decommission in 2007, to be replaced by LPD-25
 
  14. Trenton: Built by Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction, Seattle, WA/ Commissioned: March, 6, 1971/ Assigned Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va/ Estimated to decommission in 2008, to be replaced by LPD-27
 
  15. Ponce: Built by Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction, Seattle, WA/ Commissioned: July, 10, 1971/ Assigned Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va/ Estimated to decommission in 2008, to be replaced by LPD-28
 
  16. Unnamed: Was to have been built by Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction, Seattle, WA/ Construction cancelled February 1969