Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock

The Raleigh class of amphibious transport docks served the United States Navy. They were designed under project SCB 187 (the La Salle with its command facilities was designed under SCB 187A).

USS Vancouver
Class overview
Name	Raleigh class
Builders	New York Naval Shipyard
Operators	United States Navy
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Austin class
Built	1960–1964
In commission	1962–2005
Completed	3
Retired	3
General characteristics
Type	Amphibious transport dock
Displacement	9,559 long tons (9,712 t) light 13,634 long tons (13,853 t) full 4,075 long tons (4,140 t) dead
Length	522 ft (159 m) o/a 500 ft (150 m) w/l
Beam	107 ft (33 m) extreme 84 ft (26 m) w/l
Draft	22 ft (6.7 m) maximum 23 ft (7.0 m) limit
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Complement	72 officers, 593 enlisted, 24 Marines as AGF/750 Marines as LPD
Armament	2 × twin 3"/50 caliber guns 2 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 x 25 mm chain guns (1987) 2 x 40 mm Mk. 19 grenade launchers 6 x .50 cal. BMG 6 x 7.62 M60 machine guns 2 Stinger missile operator rings SRBOC chaff launchers
Aircraft carried	Up to 6 rotary aircraft
Aviation facilities	Hangar, extensible

Ships

Ship	Hull No.	Builder	Commissioned– Decommissioned	NVR Page
Raleigh	LPD-1	New York Naval Shipyard	1962–1991	LPD-1
Vancouver	LPD-2		1963–1992	LPD-2
La Salle	AGF-3		1964–2005	AGF-3

References

Sources

• Friedman, Norman (2002). U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. ISBN 1-55750-250-1.