LPD / LSD Comparison - Specifications

	Amphibious Transport, Dock (LPD)		Landing Ship, Dock (LSD)
	LPD-4 Austin	LPD-17 San Antonio	LSD-41 Whidbey Island	LSD-49 Harpers Ferry
Length Overall	569 ft	684 ft	610 ft	610 ft
Well Deck	394 ft x 50 ft	170 ft x 50 ft	440 ft x 50 ft	440 ft x 50 ft
Cargo Space	7,269 ft2 upper deck storage 47 ¾-ton trucks	ft	5,000 ft2 Marine cargo 12,500 ft2 vehicles	5,000 ft2 Marine cargo 12,500 ft2 vehicles
Cargo Space	40,000 ft3	25,548 ft3	8,970 ft3	67,600 ft3
Vehicle Space	12,000 ft2	25,402 ft2	11,800 ft2	20,200 ft2
Full Displacement	16,914 tons	25,000 tons	16,360 tons	16,400 tons
Marine Detachment	900	699	402	504
Aircraft Hangar	6 CH-46 Sea Knight	1 MV-22, or 1 CH-53E, or 2 CH-46s, or 3 UH/AH-1s	- 0 -	- 0 -
Aircraft Landing	2 CH-46 Sea Knight	1 AV-8B Harrier or 2 MV-22s, or 2 CH-53s, or 4 AH/UH-1s, or 4 CH-46s	2 helicopter	2 helicopter
Well Deck Capacity:	1 - LCAC, or 1 - LCU, or 4 - LCM-8, or 9 - LCM-6, or 24 AAV	2 LCAC	4 LCAC	2 LCAC, or 1 LCU, or 4 LCM-8 , or 9 LCM-6, or 15 AAV

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