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Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship





GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS


  • Length: 609 feet (185.6 m)

  • Beam: 84 feet (25.26 m)

  • Fully Loaded Displacement: 15,939 tons (16,195 metric tons)

  • Speed: 20+ Knot s

  • Armament:

  • --- 1 or 2 Mk 49 RAM missile launchers

  • --- 2 Mk 15 Vulcan Phalanx

  • --- 2 Mk 38 25 mm guns

  • --- 6 M2 .50 cal machine guns

  • Ship's Company: 22 officers, 391 enlisted

  • Military Lift: 402 standard, 102 additional for surge

  • Aircraft: Large helicopter platform aft, no hangar



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