Casa Grande-class dock landing ship
The Casa Grande class was a class of dock landing ships used by the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the Second World War. Nineteen ships were planned, but two, USSÂ Fort Snelling and USSÂ Point Defiance were cancelled before being completed.
USS Cabildo c. 1950s
HMS Highway
An LCVP bucks in the well of USS Catamount (LSD-17) during mine clearance operations off Chinnampo, North Korea, in November 1950
LVTs embarking British commandos leave USS Fort Marion (LSD-22) for the beach at Sorye Dong, Korea, on 7 April 1951
A dock landing ship is an amphibious warfare ship with a well dock to transport and launch landing craft and amphibious vehicles. Some ships with well decks, such as the Soviet Ivan Rogov class, also have bow doors to enable them to deliver vehicles directly onto a beach. Modern dock landing ships also operate helicopters.
USS Harpers Ferry, a United States Navy dock landing ship
Soviet Ivan Rogov-class landing ship
Amphibious vehicles inside a US LSD
A British Bay-class landing ship