List of amphibious warfare ships explained

This is a list of amphibious warfare ships.

Algeria

Algerian National NavyActive:

• Kalaat Béni Abbès class - LPD
  • (commissioned 2014)
• Kalaat Beni Hammed class - LST
  • Kalaat Beni Hammed 472
  • Kalaat Beni Rached 473

Argentina

Argentine NavyDecommissioned:

• – tank landing ship
• – dock landing ship

Australia

See main article: Amphibious warfare ships of Australia.

Royal Australian NavyActive:

• – LHD
  • (commissioned 2015)
  • (commissioned 2014)
• – LSD
  • (former)

Decommissioned:

• – LPA (ex-USN)
  • • • • – LSH
    • Landing Ship Tank (Mark 3) - LST
      • • • • • • • • • • Troop transport ship

Brazil

Brazilian Navy

Active:

• – LPD
  • • Ocean class – LPH
    • Round Table class - LST
  • Amirante Sabóia
• - LST

Decommissioned:

• - LSD
  • Ceará
  • Rio de Janeiro
• Round Table class - LST
  • Garcia D'Avila

Canada

Proposed (but abandoned):

Decommissioned:

• – converted passenger ship
• – converted passenger ship
• – converted passenger ship

Chile

Chilean NavyActive:

• Foudre class – LPD
  • Sargento Aldea
• Bâtiment de transport léger class - LST
  • Rancagua
  • Chacabuco
• Landing Ship Medium (LSM)
  • Elicura

Decommissioned:

• Orompello (1964-2012)
• Newport-class tank landing ship (Chilean service: 1995–2011)
  • Valdivia (ex-USS San Bernardino)
• Maipo Bâtiment de transport léger class (1981-1998)
• Calle Calle - LCU (1978-1982)
• Peuca - LCU (1978-1980)
• Águila (ex-Aventinus, ex-LST-1092) (Chilean service: 1963–1980)-
• Comandante Hemmerdinger (ex-USS New London County) (Chilean service: 1973–1983) - LST-542-class tank landing ship
• Comandante Araya (ex-USS Nye County) (Chilean service: 1973–1981) - LST-542-class tank landing ship
• Comandante Toro (ex-USS LST-277) (Chilean service: 1973–1977) -
• 5 ex USS-LSM: Guardiamarina Contreras (ex-USS LSM-113), Aspirante Isaza (ex-USS LSM-295), Aspirante Goycolea (ex-USS LSM-400), Aspirante Morel (ex-USS LSM-417), Aspirante Morel (ex-USS LSM-444, Aloto). - LSM-1-class landing ships medium.
• 6 ex USS-LCI(L): Eduardo Llanos (ex-USS LCIL 1025), Soldado Canave (ex-USS LCIL 1027), Grumete Tellez (ex-USS LCIL 1072), Grumete Bolados (ex-USS LCIL 1073), Grumete Diaz (ex-USS LCIL 877), Cabo Bustos (ex-USS LCIL 878)
• 3 ex USS-LCM
• 3 ex USS-LCU
• Aquiles Troop transport ship

China

Active:

People's Liberation Army Navy

• Landing helicopter dock (LHD) Type 075 (3 Active/ 1 Fitting Out)
  • 31 - since 2021, the Hainan
  • 32 - since 2021, the Guangxi
  • 33 - since 2022, the Anhui

Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD)

• Type 071 Yuzhao class (8 active)
  • Kunlun Shan (998) - since 2007
  • Jinggang Shan (999) - since 2011
  • Changbai Shan (989) - since 2012
  • Yimeng Shan (988) - since 2016
  • Longhu Shan (980) - since 2018
  • Wuzhi Shan (987) - since 2019
  • Wanyang Shan (986) - since 2019
  • Qilian Shan (985) - since 2020

Landing Ship Tank (LST)

• Type 072II Yuting (3 active, 0 under construction)
• Type 072III Yuting I class (10 active, 0 under construction)
• Type 072A Yuting II class (15 active, 0 under construction)
• Type 074 Yuhai class (12 active, 0 under construction)
• Type 074A Yubei class (10 active, 0 under construction)

Planned:

• Landing helicopter dock (LHD)
  • Type 076 (1 under construction)

Retired:Landing Ship Tank (LST)

• Type 072 Yukan class (3 ships) all ships decommissioned on 2022
• Type 072II Yuting 1 ship 1993-2021

Egypt

Active:

• – LHD
  • Gamal Abdel Nasser (commissioned 2 June 2016)
  • Anwar El Sadat (commissioned 16 September 2016)

France

French NavyActive:

• Mistral class – LHD
  • (commissioned February 2006)
  • (commissioned December 2006)
  • (commissioned December 2011)

Decommissioned:

• (Champlain class) – LST
  • Champlain
  • Francis Garnier
  • Dumont D'Urville
  • Jacques Cartier
  • La Grandière
• – helicopter cruiser
• Foudre class – LPD
• - LPD

Greece

Hellenic NavyActive:

• - Landing ships
  • HS Chios
  • HS Samos
  • HS Ikaria
  • HS Lesvos
  • HS Rodos
• - LCAC
  • HS Kephallenia
  • HS Ithaki
  • HS Kerkyra
  • HS Zakynthos

India

Indian NavyPlanned:

• 4 amphibious assault ships under the Indian Navy Multi-Role Support Vessel programme

Active:

• Austin class - LPD
  • (formerly)
• - LST (3 in service)
  • (4 January 2007)
  • (5 April 2008)
  • (19 May 2009)
• (1 in service)
  • (14 February 1997)
• - LST (3 in service)
  • (30 November 1984)
  • (December 1985)
  • (November 1986)
• LCU Mk4 (8 in service)
  • INS LCU 51
  • INS LCU 52
  • INS LCU 53
  • INS LCU 54
  • INS LCU 55
  • INS LCU 56
  • INS LCU 57
  • INS LCU 58

Decommissioned:

• (1 decommissioned)
  • (15 July 1987 - 06 May 2023)
• Kumbhir class (5 decommissioned)
  • (4 June 1985 - 11 November 2016)
  • (21 December 1974 – 11 January 2008)
  • (15 August 1975 – 8 May 1999)
  • (24 December 1975 – June 1997)
  • (27 January 1976 – 15 July 2011)
• LCU Mk1 (all (2) decommissioned)^{[1] [2]}
  • INS LCU 31
  • INS LCU 32
• LCU Mk2 (all (3) decommissioned)
  • INS LCU 33
  • INS LCU 34
  • INS LCU 35
• LCU Mk3 (all 4 decommissioned)
  • INS LCU 36
  • INS LCU 37
  • INS LCU 38
  • INS LCU 39

Indonesia

Indonesian NavyActive:

• – LPD
  • • • • • • • • • • – LPD, Later the role for this ship has changed to a hospital ship as KRI dr. Soeharso
• – LST
  • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • – LSM
                                      • • • • – LST
                • – LST

Decommissioned:

• – LSM
  • • • • • • – LST
        • – LST
    • – LST
      • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • – LST

Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran NavyActive:

Unknown:

• IIS Sohrab

Italy

Italian NavyUnder construction:

• , a landing helicopter dock ship launched in 2019^[3]

Active:

• – LPD
  • (commissioned 1988)
  • (commissioned 1988)
  • (commissioned 1994)

Decommissioned:

• De Soto County-class tank landing ship

Japan

Japan Maritime Self-Defense ForceActive:

• – LPD (DDH)
  • JDS Hyūga (commissioned 2009)
  • JDS Ise (commissioned 2011)
• Ōsumi class – LPD
  • JDS Ōsumi (commissioned 1998)
  • JDS Shimokita (commissioned 2002)
  • JDS Kunisaki (commissioned 2003)

Decommissioned:

• Miura class – LST
  • JDS Ojika
  • JDS Satsuma
  • JDS Miura
• Atsumi class – LST
  • JDS Atsumi
  • JDS Motubu
  • JDS Nemuro
• Shinshū Maru
• No.101-class landing ship
• SS-class landing ship

Myanmar

Myanmar NavyActive:

• Makassar class - LPD
  • UMS Mottama (commissioned 2019)

Netherlands

Royal Netherlands NavyActive:

• Rotterdam class - LPD
  • HNLMS Rotterdam (commissioned 1998)
  • HNLMS Johan de Witt (commissioned 2007)
• Karel Doorman class - LPD
  • HNLMS Karel Doorman (commissioned 2015)

New Zealand

Royal New Zealand NavyPlanned:

• Defence Capability Plan 2019 stats that the RNZN will procure a Enhance Sealift Vessel (ESV) and be in service around 2029 as well as second to replace HMNZS Canterbury keeping 2 ship amphibious fleet in 2035.^[4]

Active:

• - LPA (commissioned 2007)

Decommissioned:

• Decommissioned in July 2001

Norway

Royal Norwegian NavyActive:

• - LCP
• Tjelsund class - LST

Oman

Royal Navy of OmanActive:

• Nasr al Bahr (L2)
• Fulk al Salamah (L3)

Decommissioned:

• Al Munassir (L1)

Philippines

Philippine Navy

Active:

• - LPD

Russia/Soviet Union

Russian Navy/Soviet NavyPlanned:

• Project 23900 amphibious assault ship – LHD (2 ordered)
  • Sevastopol
  • Vladivostok

Active:

• Ivan Gren class – LSD (1 active, 1 in sea trials, 2 under construction)
  • Ivan Gren
• Ivan Rogov class – LSD (2 in reserve)
  • Moskalenko
  • Alexsandr Nikolaev
• Ropucha class – LST (12 active)
  • 9 Project 775 (Ropucha I)
  • 3 Project 775M (Ropucha II)

Decommissioned:

• Ivan Rogov class – LSD
  • Ivan Rogov
• Ropucha class – LST
  • 13 Project 775 (Ropucha I)

Singapore

Republic of Singapore NavyActive:

• Endurance class – LPD
  • RSS Endurance (207)
  • RSS Resolution (208)
  • RSS Persistence (209)^[5]
  • RSS Endeavour (210)

Decommissioned:

• County class – LST
  • RSS Endurance (L201)
  • RSS Excellence (L202)
  • RSS Intrepid (L203)
  • RSS Resolution (L204)
  • RSS Persistence (L205)
• Round Table class – LSL
  • RSS Perseverance (L206)

South Korea

Republic of Korea NavyPlanned

• Dokdo class – LHD
  • Baengnyeong

Active:

• Dokdo class – LHD
  • Dokdo (commissioned 2007)
  • Marado (commissioned 2020)
• Cheon Wang Bong class – LST
  • Cheon Wang Bong
  • Cheon Ja Bong
  • Il Chul Bong
  • No Jeok Bong
• Kojoonbong class – LST
  • Go Jun Bong
  • Bi Ro Bong
  • Hyang Ro Bong
  • Sung In Bong

Decommissioned:

• Un Bong class – LST
  • Bi Bong
  • Tuk Bong
  • Buk Han
  • Kae Bong
  • Hwa San
  • Su Yong
  • Un Bong
  • Wee Bong

Spain

Armada Española

Active:

• Galicia class – LPD
  • Galicia (commissioned 1998)
  • Castilla (commissioned 2000)
• Juan Carlos I class – LHD (BPE)
  • (commissioned 2010) (universal ship, has the function of fleet carrier and amphibious assault ship)

Decommissioned:

• Hernan Cortes class – LST
  • Hernán Cortés (Ex-USS Harlan County)
  • Pizarro (Ex-USS Barnstable County)
• Haskell class
  • Aragón
• Andromeda class
  • Castilla
• Terrebonne Parish class (LST)
  • Velasco
  • Martín Álvarez
  • Conde de Venadito
• Paul Revere class
  • Castilla
  • Aragón
• Casa Grande class (LSD)
  • Galicia

Thailand

Royal Thai NavyPlanned:

• Type 071 Yuzhao class - LPD (1 under construction)

Active:

• Endurance class – LPD
  • • modified Príncipe de Asturias class – CVH
  • (commissioned 1997)
• Normed PS 700 class – LST

Decommissioned:

• – LST
  • HTMS Angthong

Turkey

• • • • • • - (training ship, ex)

United Kingdom

Royal NavyActive:

• Albion class – LPD
  • HMS Albion
  • HMS Bulwark
• RFA Argus – aviation support/littoral strike ship
• Bay class – LSD
  • RFA Lyme Bay
  • RFA Mounts Bay
  • RFA Cardigan Bay

Decommissioned:

• HMS Ocean – LPH
• Centaur-class aircraft carriers – LPH
  • • • HMS Albion HMS Bulwark
• Colossus class - Commando carrier ships
  • Ocean
  • Theseus
• Fearless class – LPD
  • • • HMS Fearless HMS Intrepid
• Round Table class – LSL
  • RFA Sir Geraint
  • RFA Sir Lancelot
  • RFA Sir Percivale
• Maracaibo class - LST
  • • • • • • Boxer class - LST
            • LST Mk.3 class

United States

See main article: List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships.

Venezuela

Bolivarian Navy of VenezuelaPlanned:

• Los Frailes class (Damen Stan Lander 5612) Roll-on/Roll-off medium vessels capable of beaching - AKR
  • (up to 8 ships with hull prefix "T", ship names and hull numbers yet to be determined)

Active:

• Capana class (Korea Tacoma Alligator MK.III) – LST
  • T-61 AB Capana
  • T-62 AB Esequibo
  • T-63 AB Goajira
  • T-64 AB Los Llanos
• Los Frailes class (Damen Stan Lander 5612) Roll-on/Roll-off medium vessels capable of beaching - AKR
  • T-91 AB Los Frailes
  • T-92 AB Los Testigos
  • T-93 AB Los Roques
  • T-94 AB Los Monjes
• Margarita class (Swiftships model 130LS0791) Landing Craft Utility – LCU
  • T-71 AB Margarita
  • T-72 AB La Orchila

Decommissioned:

• Capana class (Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard LST-542 class) landing ship tank – LST
  • T-11 FNV Capana (ex-) (Venezuelan service: 1946–1957)^[6]
• Capana class (Ingalls Shipbuilding Terrebonne Parish-class) landing ship tank – LST
  • T-21 ARV Amazonas (ex-USS AVernon County, ex-LST-1161) (Venezuelan service: 1973–1977)^[7]
• Los Monjes class (LSM-1class) landing ship Medium – LSM
  • T-13 ARV Los Monjes (ex-LSM-548) (Venezuelan service: 1959–1979)^[8]
  • T-14 ARV Los Roques (ex-LSM-543) (Venezuelan service: 1959–1965)^[9]
  • T-15 ARV Los Frailes (ex-LSM-544) (Venezuelan service: 1959–1986)^[10]
  • T-16 ARV Los Testigos (ex-LSM-545) (Venezuelan service: 1960–1979)^[11]
  • No Name (ex-LSM-542) (Transferred, 15 July 1959, to Venezuela, for cannibalization)^[12]
• Guayana class (LST-1151/Achelous Class) landing ship tank – LST / Landing Craft Repair Ship - ARL
  • T-18 / T-31 ARV Guayana (ex-USS Quirinus, ex-LST-1151/ex-ARL-39) (Venezuelan service: 1962-??)^[13]

Vietnam

Vietnam People's Navy

Active:

• Tran Khanh Du (HQ-501) ex-USS Maricopa County (LST-938)
• Polnocny class - LST
  • HQ-511
  • HQ-512
• HQ-521

Abbreviations

• LHA = Landing Helicopter Assault
• LHD = Landing Helicopter Dock
• LPD = Landing Platform Dock
• LPH = Landing Platform Helicopter
• LSD = Landing Ship Dock
• LSH = Landing Ship Heavy
• LSL = Landing Ship Logistics
• LST = Landing Ship Tank

See also

• Amphibious assault ship
• Amphibious warfare ship
• List of aircraft carriers in service

Notes and References

1. Web site: Surface Ships - Landing Craft Utility . Indian Navy . 13 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714195623/http://www.indiannavy.nic.in/naval-fleet/ships?page=0%2C7 . 14 July 2014 .
2. Web site: Mark 3 Landing craft . . 12 January 1980 . 10 August 2014.
3. |url=https://www.fincantieri.com/en/products-and-services/naval-vessels/multirole-lhd/ |title=Trieste class LHD, Finxantieri.com|access-date=4 August 2022 |
4. News: Defence Capability Plan 2019.
5. News: Singapore Navy sends 3 vessels to help in QZ8501 search . 29 December 2014 . Mediacorp News Group . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141229160832/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-navy-sends-3/1555850.html . 29 December 2014 .
6. Web site: Tank Landing Ship LST.
7. Web site: Tank Landing Ship LST.
8. Web site: Landing Ship Medium (LSM).
9. Web site: Landing Ship Medium (LSM).
10. Web site: Landing Ship Medium (LSM).
11. Web site: Landing Ship Medium (LSM).
12. Web site: Landing Ship Medium (LSM).
13. Web site: Landing Craft Repair Ship ARL-39 Quirinus.