thumb|250px|The interior configuration of the [[United States Navy's shows features common to most LPDs]]
An amphibious transport dock, also called a landing platform dock (LPD), is an amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. Several navies operate this kind of ship. The ships are generally designed to transport troops into a war zone by sea, primarily using landing craft, although invariably they also have the capability to operate transport helicopters.
Amphibious transport docks perform the mission of amphibious transports, amphibious cargo ships, and the older dock landing ships (LSD) by incorporating both a flight deck and a well deck that can be ballasted and deballasted to support landing craft or amphibious vehicles. The main difference between LSDs and LPDs is that while both have helicopter landing decks, the LPD also has hangar facilities for protection and maintenance. In the United States Navy, the newer class of LPD has succeeded the older classes of LSDs, and both the Navy and United States Marine Corps are looking to the LPD to be the basis of their new LX(R) program to replace their LSDs.
LPD classes
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! Country/Territory
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! Length
! Beam
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! Note
! Image
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| || Kalaat Béni Abbès
| 1 || 2015 || || || || 9,000 ||Improved San Giorgio-class built in Italy.||150px
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| || HMAS Choules
| 1 || 2011 || || || || 16,160 ||Ex-British Largs Bay (L3006) sold to Australian Navy in 2011, renamed Choules (L100). || 150px
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| rowspan="2" | || Bahia
| 1 || 2016 || || || || 12,000 ||Ex-French Siroco (L9012) sold to Brazil Navy in 2015, renamed Bahia (G40). || 150px
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| NDM Oiapoque
| 1 || 2025 || || || || 19,560 || Ex-British class ship HMS Bulwark sold to Brazil and renamed NDM Oiapoque in 2025. || 150px
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| || Sargento Aldea
| 1 || 2011 || || || || 12,000 ||Ex-French Foudre (L9011) sold to Chile Navy in 2011, renamed Sargento Aldea (LSDH-91). || 150px
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| || Type 071 (Yuzhao)
| 8 || 2007 || || || || 25,000|| || 150px
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| || Jalashwa
| 1 || 2007 || || || || 16,600 ||Ex-USS Trenton (LPD-14) sold to the Indian Navy in 2007, renamed INS Jalashwa (L41). || 150px
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| 5 || 2007 || || || || 11,394 ||Designed by Daesun & Engineering Co., first two units were built in South Korea.|| 150px
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| 3 || 1987 || || || || 7,650 (San Giorgio and San Marco)<br>7,980 (San Giusto)|| || 150px
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| 3 || 1998 || || || || 14,000 || || 150px
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| 1 || 2019|| || || || 11,394 || UMS Moattama, built in South Korea. ||
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| 2 || 1997 || || || || 12,750 (RD)<br>16,800 (JW) || ||150px
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| 2 || 2018 || || || || 11,394 || Built in Peru. || 150px
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| 4 || 2016 || || || || 11,583 ||Subclass of the Makassar-class built in Indonesia.|| 150x150px
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| 1 || fitting out || || || || 9,000 ||Improved San Giorgio-class built in Italy.||
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| 4 || 2000 || || || || 8,500 || || 150px
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| 2 || 1998 || || || || 13,815 || || 150px
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| 1 || 2021 || || || 150px
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| rowspan="2" | || Fearless
| 2 ||1965-2002|| || || || 16,950 || Scrapped between 2002 and 2008. HMS Ocean provided amphibious cover until the two ships of the class were available. || 150px
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| 2 || 2003-2025 || || || || 19,560 || class ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark decommissioned in 2025. HMS Bulwark sold to Brazil and renamed NDM Oiapoque in 2025. || 150px
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| 3 ||1962–2005|| || || || 13,818 || USS La Salle (LPD-3) converted from Landing Platform Dock to Auxiliary Flagship and redesignated as USS La Salle (AGF-3) in 1972. || 150px
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| 3 || 1965–2007 || || || || 16,914 || || 150px
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| Austin (Cleveland subclass)
| 7 ||1967–2014|| || || || 16,914 || Some sources consider Cleveland (seven built) to be a part of the Austin class. USS Coronado (LPD-11) converted from Landing Platform Dock to Auxiliary Flagship and redesignated as USS Coronado (AGF-11) in 1980. || 150px
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| Austin (Trenton subclass)
| 2 ||1971–2017|| || || || 16,914 || Some sources consider Trenton (two built) ships to be a part of the Austin class. Ex-USS Trenton (LPD-14) sold to the Indian Navy and in active service with Indian Navy. USS Ponce (LPD-15) converted (AFSB(I)-15). || 150px
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Gallery
<gallery mode="packed">
File:LCVP III in Hr.Ms. Rotterdam.JPG|The well deck of
File:Aboard HNLMS Johan De Witt (L 801).jpg|Aviation hangar of the Rotterdam-class HNLMS Johan de Witt
File:USSJuneausternflood.JPG|Stern of ballasted for amphibious operations
File:Siroco2.jpeg|The open well deck of the
File:USS San Antonio AAV02.jpg|The well deck of
</gallery>
See also
- Amphibious warfare ship
- Dock landing ship
- Landing Platform Helicopter
- List of amphibious warfare ships
- List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Landing Platform Dock (LPD)