Amphibious transport dock
An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies currently operate this kind of ship. The ships are generally designed to transport troops into a war zone by sea, primarily using landing craft, although invariably they also have the capability to operate transport helicopters.
The interior configuration of the United States Navy's San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock shows features common to most LPDs
Image: HMAS Choules FBE 2014
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Image: USS America (LHA 6) and Sargento Aldea (LSDH 91) underway off Chile in August 2014
An amphibious warfare ship is an amphibious vehicle warship employed to land and support ground forces, such as marines, on enemy territory during an amphibious assault.
Three US amphibious warfare ships - a landing helicopter dock leading a landing platform dock (rear) and a landing ship dock (fore)
Anzac Cove amphibious landing, on April 25, 1915.
US Landing Craft Mechanized in Kiska during the Aleutian Islands Campaign.
Canadian landings at Juno Beach in the Landing Craft Assault.
