Dock landing ships
The Casa Grande class dock landing ship USS Cabildo (LSD 16) of the US Navy.
These hybrid vessels were thought up in Nov 1941. They were designed to transport loaded landing craft, amphibious vehicles and troops into amphibious landing areas. Once landing was established they served as offshore repair docks.
All Dock landing ship classes
The list is divided by navy, then ordered by commissioned date of each class (oldest first).
| Commissioned | ||
|---|---|---|
US Navy | ||
| Casa Grande (17) | 1943 - 1946 | |
| Ashland (8) | 1943 - 1944 | |
2 ship classes.
Please note that we list the classes by navies that initiated/owned the class.
Often vessels of certain classes were then built for other nations (or lent), those ships are not visible here but only through the navies pages or by looking into each class.
War losses: Dock landing ships
| Date | Vessel | Class |
0 Dock landing ships lost. See all Allied Warship losses.
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