Class overview | |
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Name | LX(R) |
Operators | United States Navy (projected) |
Preceded by | Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship |
Planned | 13[1]: 3 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Type | Amphibious warfare ship |
Displacement | 23,470 tons full |
Length | 684 ft (208 m) |
Beam | 105 ft (32 m) |
Draft | 23 ft (7.0 m), full load |
Speed | In excess of 20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) |
Capacity | 506 |
Complement | 396 |
Sensors and processing systems | AN/SPY-6(V)2 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR)[3] |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | Two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft |
The LX(R) class (formerly LSD(X) class) is a class of amphibious warfare ships under development for the United States Navy, to be contracted from 2020, as a replacement for the current Whidbey Island-class and Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ships.[1]: (Summary)
The LX(R) is expected to enter service by 2025 or 2026.[4] It will complement existing Whidbey Island-class and Harpers Ferry-class ships in U.S. service, eventually replacing these ships by 2039.[5]
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