Post Tagged with: "Amphibious ship"
US Navy’s Amphibious Transport Dock Anchorage LPD 23 Christened
Nearly 1,200 guests attended the christening of Anchorage (LPD 23), the seventh ship in the USS San Antonio class of ships being built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries. LPD 23 officially received its name when ship sponsor Annette Conway broke a bottle across the ship’s bow at the culmination of the [...]
LHD Launch Paves the Way for Amphibious Transformation
The hull of the first of the Royal Australian Navy’s two new amphibious ships has been launched in Spain, heralding a new era for Australia’s amphibious capability. Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Russ Crane led the launch and said the event was enormously significant. “These ships are officially known as Landing Helicopter Docks or LHDs [...]


