Raleigh Class

Displacement: 8275 tons light; 14,650 tons full load
Dimensions: 521 1/2' long; 84' beam; 21 7/12' draft
Propulsion: Steam turbines(De Laval), 24,000 shp, 2 shafts, 21.6 knots
Armament: 8-3" guns, 6-20mm AA guns (as built)
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 12,500 cubic feet of vehicle storage space
Troops: about 930
Aviation: helicopter landing area, no hanger
Crew: about 431(26 officers + 405 enlisted)
Misc Notes: First class of LPD's. 3 inch guns reduced by removing 4 of them in the 1970's. 2-20mm Phalanx CIWS added in 1980's. Served through the Gulf War and La Salle is still in service as a Fleet Flagship.

1. Raleigh: Built by New York Naval Shipyard, New York, NY/ Commissioned: September 7, 1962/ Decommissioned: December 13, 1991/ Stricken: January 25, 1992/ Sunk as target: December 4, 1994 off Puerto Rico.

2. Vancouver: Built by New York Naval Shipyard, New York, NY/ Commissioned: May 10, 1963/ Decommissioned: March 31, 1992/ Stricken: April 8, 1997/ Transferred to NDRF: November 2001/ Ship Title to Marad: November 28, 2001/ Currently docked with NDRF, Suisun Bay, CA.

3. LaSalle: Built by New York Naval Shipyard, New York, NY/ Commissioned: February 22, 1964/ Redesignated AGF-3: (miscellaneous command ship) July 1, 1972/ Assigned Atlantic Fleet, Gaeta, Italy.