Austin Class LPD

Austin Class LPD (Amphibious transport dock) – 1 unit

LPD-9 – Denver – Commissioned: 1968 – №: 6 – Homeport: Sasebo

Decommissioned: 2014

At the time of her decommissioning, Denver was the oldest deployable warship in the Navy

Tonnage: 7,713 tons (DWT – Deadweight tonnage)

Displacement: 9,201 tons (light); 16,914 tons (full)

Length:

LWL (Load Waterline Length) – 167 m;

LOA (Length Overall) – 173 m

Beam:

LWL – 26 m;

Extreme – 32 m

Draft:

navigational – 6.7 m;

ballasted – 10 m

Propulsion: 2× boilers, 2× steam turbines, 2× shafts, 24,000 shp (18,000 kW)

Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)

Boats & landing craft carried:

1× LCAC; or

1× LCU; or

4× LCM-8; or

9× LCM-6; or

24× AAV

Complement: 24 officers, 396 enlisted, 900 marines

Armament:

2× 25 mm Mark-38 guns

2× Phalanx CIWS

8× Browning .50-calibre machine guns

Aircraft carried: up to 6 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters