Whidbey Island Class

  Displacement: 15,156 tons full load
Dimensions: 609 feet long; 84 feet beam; 19.5 feet draft
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 41,600 bhp, 2 shafts, 22 knots
Armament: 2 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 25 mm Bushmaster, 8 12.7 mm MG
Well Deck: capable of operating 4 LCAC(5 can be carried if the interior ramp is removed)
Cargo Capacity: 12,500 square feet vehicle, 5,000 cubic feet bulk
Troops: about 560
Aviation: aft flight deck; landing for 4 helicopters
Crew: about 310-320
Misc Notes: This class was designed primarily to transport LCAC's to the battlefield. They can carry more LCAC's than any other class of ship. They were also the first diesel LSD's.
 
  41. Whidbey Island: Built at Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle, Wa/Commissioned: February 9, 1985/ Assigned Atlantic Fleet, Little Creek, Va.
  
 
  42. Germantown: Built at Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle, Wa/Commissioned: February 8, 1986 /Assigned Pacific Fleet, Sasebo, Japan.
 
  43. Fort McHenry: Built at Lockheed Shipbuilding, Seattle, Wa/Commissioned: August 8, 1987/ Assigned Pacific Fleet, Sasebo, Japan.
 
  44. Gunston Hall: Built at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA/Commissioned: April 22, 1989/ Assigned Atlantic Fleet, Little Creek, Va.
 
  45. Comstock: Built at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA/Commissioned: February 3, 1990/ Assigned Pacific Fleet, San Diego, Ca.
 
  46. Tortuga: Built at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA/Commissioned: November 17, 1990/ Assigned Atlantic Fleet, Little Creek, Va.
 
  47. Rushmore: Built at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA/ Commissioned: June 1, 1991/ Assigned Pacific Fleet, San Diego, Ca.
 
 
  48. Ashland: Built at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA/ Commissioned: May 9, 1992/ Assigned Atlantic Fleet, Little Creek, Va.