San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock
The San Antonio class is the United States Navy's new primary class of amphibious transport dock (LPD) in the beginning of the 21st century. It is replacing the older Austin-, Cleveland-, and Trenton-class LPDs as well as the Anchorage-class dock landing ships, Newport-class tank landing ships, and one class that has already been retired, the Charleston-class amphibious cargo ships.
Twelve San Antonios were originally planned, but funding for the San Antonio class was reduced as a result of budget cuts, and only ten ships will be funded. There are currently four San Antonio-class LPDs under construction and five in commission as of January 2010; LPD 26 has been awarded, while LPD 27 and 28 are planned, but have not been awarded to a shipyard or all named. The final unit cost for each ship is not yet known, but cost of the first ship of the class, the USS San Antonio (LPD-17), was nearly US$1.4 billion.
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