Preliminary thoughts will flesh out in good time.
Lets take a look now at first Amphibious-warfare , mine-warfare and logistics platforms.
The USN once again is in a league of its own when it comes to amphibious-warfare.
Russia,China, and India dont fare as well like in other categories. Having only 17, 13 and 3 LST type ships respectively and none in the LPD/LSD or LPH/LHA/LHD categories.
Many navies have a handful of LST type ships. Most LST type ships range in displacement from about 4000-8000fl.
<USN>
12+1+1 LHA/LHD 40000fl (Larger than the other Light Carriers and Amphibious Assault Carriers of all other nations with the exception of the Russian-built Kunetsov and Gorshkov. They are about the same size as the French CdeG carrier with the exception of flight deck dimensions.)
0+12 LPD 25000fl(replacing the LPD ships listed below)
10 LPD 17000fl
12 LSD 16000-17000fl
LST type ships are no longer in USN service.
<UK>
1 LPH 22000fl(Harrier capable)
2 LPD 17000fl
0+4 LPD 1600fl (built to commercial standards and crewed by civilians)(will replace 4 of the 5 LST ships listed below)
1 LST 9000fl
1 LST 7000fl
3 LST 6000fl
<France>
0+2 LHA/D 22000fl(not intended to operate fixed-wing aircraft)
2 LSD 12000fl
2 LSD 9000fl(to be decommissioned soon)
<Spain>
0+1 LHA/D 28000fl(Harrier capable)
2 LPD 12000fl
2 ex-USN LST 8000fl
<S.Korea>
0+2 LHA/D 20000fl??
9 LST 4000fl
<Japan>
3+1 LPD 15000fl
3 LST 3000fl
<Netherlands>
1+1 LPD 13000fl
<Italy>
3 LPD 8000fl
<Brazil>
2 ex-USN LSD 12000fl
1 ex-USN LST 8000fl
<Austrailia>
2 Modified ex-USN LST into small LPH 9000fl
1 UK-design LST 6000
<Taiwan>
1 ex-USN LSD 14000fl
2 ex- USN LST 8000fl
Lets take a look now at first Amphibious-warfare , mine-warfare and logistics platforms.
The USN once again is in a league of its own when it comes to amphibious-warfare.
Russia,China, and India dont fare as well like in other categories. Having only 17, 13 and 3 LST type ships respectively and none in the LPD/LSD or LPH/LHA/LHD categories.
Many navies have a handful of LST type ships. Most LST type ships range in displacement from about 4000-8000fl.
<USN>
12+1+1 LHA/LHD 40000fl (Larger than the other Light Carriers and Amphibious Assault Carriers of all other nations with the exception of the Russian-built Kunetsov and Gorshkov. They are about the same size as the French CdeG carrier with the exception of flight deck dimensions.)
0+12 LPD 25000fl(replacing the LPD ships listed below)
10 LPD 17000fl
12 LSD 16000-17000fl
LST type ships are no longer in USN service.
<UK>
1 LPH 22000fl(Harrier capable)
2 LPD 17000fl
0+4 LPD 1600fl (built to commercial standards and crewed by civilians)(will replace 4 of the 5 LST ships listed below)
1 LST 9000fl
1 LST 7000fl
3 LST 6000fl
<France>
0+2 LHA/D 22000fl(not intended to operate fixed-wing aircraft)
2 LSD 12000fl
2 LSD 9000fl(to be decommissioned soon)
<Spain>
0+1 LHA/D 28000fl(Harrier capable)
2 LPD 12000fl
2 ex-USN LST 8000fl
<S.Korea>
0+2 LHA/D 20000fl??
9 LST 4000fl
<Japan>
3+1 LPD 15000fl
3 LST 3000fl
<Netherlands>
1+1 LPD 13000fl
<Italy>
3 LPD 8000fl
<Brazil>
2 ex-USN LSD 12000fl
1 ex-USN LST 8000fl
<Austrailia>
2 Modified ex-USN LST into small LPH 9000fl
1 UK-design LST 6000
<Taiwan>
1 ex-USN LSD 14000fl
2 ex- USN LST 8000fl
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