List of amphibious warfare ships

This is a list of amphibious warfare ships updated as of January 2005.

Argentina
Active:
 * Argentine Navy

Planned:

Decommissioned:
 * ARA Cabo San Antonio (Q-42) – tank landing ship
 * ARA Cándido de Lasala (Q-43) – dock landing ship

Australia
Planned:
 * Royal Australian Navy
 * Canberra class – LHD
 * HMAS Canberra (LHD 02)
 * HMAS Adelaide (LHD 01)

Active:
 * Bay class – LSD
 * HMAS Choules (L100) (former RFA Largs Bay)

Decommissioned:
 * Kanimbla class – LPA (ex-USN Newport class tank landing ship)
 * HMAS Kanimbla (L 51)
 * HMAS Manoora (L 52)
 * Round Table class – LSH
 * HMAS Tobruk (L 50)

Brazil

 * Brazilian Navy

Dock landing ship (LSD)
 * G-30 Ceará Thomaston class
 * G-31 Rio de Janeiro Thomaston class

Landing Ship Tank (LST)
 * G-25 Amirante Sabóia Round Table class
 * G-26 Garcia D'Avila Round Table class
 * G-28 Mattoso Maia Newport class

Troop transport ship
 * G-21 Ary Parreiras

Canada
Planned:

Decommissioned:
 * HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22) – aircraft carrier
 * HMCS Warrior (R31) – light aircraft carrier
 * HMCS Prince David (F89) – converted passenger ship
 * HMCS Prince Henry (F70) – converted passenger ship
 * HMCS Prince Robert (F56) – converted passenger ship

Chile

 * Chilean Navy

Amphibious transport dock (LPD)
 * LSHD Sargento Aldea Foudre class – LPD

Landing Ship Tank (LST)
 * LST-92 Rancagua Bâtiment de transport léger class
 * LST-95 Chacabuco Bâtiment de transport léger class

Troop transport ship
 * AP-41 Aquiles

China

 * People's Liberation Army Navy

Amphibious Transport Dock (LPD) Landing Ship Tank (LST)
 * Type 071 Yuzhao class
 * Type 072 Yukan class
 * Type 072II Yuting I class
 * Type 072III Yuting II class

France
Active: Decommissioned:
 * French Navy
 * Foudre class – LPD
 * Siroco
 * Mistral class – LHD
 * Mistral (commissioned February 2006)
 * Tonnerre (commissioned December 2006)
 * Dixmude (launched 2010)
 * Jeanne D'Arc – helicopter cruiser

Greece

 * Hellenic Navy
 * Jason Class (LST) Landing ships
 * HS Chios (L173)
 * HS Samos (L174)
 * HS Ikaria (L175)
 * HS Lesvos (L176)
 * HS Rodos (L177)


 * Zubr/Pomornik (LCAC) hovercrafts
 * HS Kephallenia (L180)
 * HS Ithaki (L181)
 * HS Kerkyra (L182)
 * HS Zakynthos (L183)

India
Active:
 * Indian Navy
 * Austin class LPD
 * INS Jalashwa (formerly USS Trenton (LPD-14))


 * Shardul class- Large Landing Ship Tank (3 in service)
 * INS Shardul (4 January 2007)
 * INS Kesari (5 April 2008)
 * INS Airavat (19 May 2009)


 * Magar class (2 in service)
 * INS Magar (15 July 1987)
 * INS Gharial (14 February 1997)

Indonesia
Active
 * Indonesian Navy
 * Makassar class – LPD
 * KRI Makassar
 * KRI Surabaya
 * KRI Banjarmasin
 * KRI Banda Aceh
 * KRI_Tanjung_Dalpele – LPD, Later the role for this ship has changed to a Hospital Ship as KRI Dr. Soeharso

Italy
Active:
 * Italian Navy


 * San Giorgio class – LPD
 * San Giorgio
 * San Marco
 * San Giusto

Planned:


 * 3 LHD16000-17000 tonn-class – LHD

Japan
Active: Decommissioned:
 * Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
 * Osumi-class – LPD
 * JDS Osumi
 * JDS Shimokita
 * JDS Kunisaki
 * Miura-class – LST
 * JDS Ojika
 * JDS Satsuma
 * JDS Miura
 * Atsumi-class – LST
 * JDS Atsumi
 * JDS Motubu
 * JDS Nemuro

Netherlands
Active:
 * Koninklijke Marine
 * Rotterdam Class LPD
 * HNLMS Rotterdam
 * HNLMS Johan de Witt

Singapore
Active: Decommissioned:
 * Republic of Singapore Navy
 * Endurance class – LPD
 * RSS Endurance (207)
 * RSS Resolution (208)
 * RSS Persistence (209)
 * RSS Endeavour (210)
 * County class – LST
 * RSS Endurance (L201)
 * RSS Excellence (L202)
 * RSS Intrepid (L203)
 * RSS Resolution (L204)
 * RSS Persistence (L205)
 * Round Table class – LSL
 * RSS Perseverance (L206)

South Korea
Active: Planned Decommissioned:
 * Republic of Korea Navy
 * Kojoonbong-class – LST
 * Go Jun Bong(LST-681)
 * Bi Ro Bong(LST-682)
 * Hyang Ro Bong(LST-683)
 * Sung In Bong(LST-685)
 * DokDo-class – LHD
 * DokDo(LPH-6111)
 * DokDo-class – LHD
 * Marado(LPH-6112)
 * Baengnyeong(LPH-6113)
 * LPH-6114?
 * Un Bong-class – LST
 * Bi Bong
 * Tuk Bong
 * Buk Han
 * Kae Bong
 * Hwa San
 * Su Yong
 * Un Bong
 * Wee Bong

Spain

 * Armada Española

Active:

Decommissioned:
 * Galicia-class – LPD
 * Galicia (L-51)
 * Castilla (L-52)
 * Juan Carlos I-class – LHD (BPE)
 * Juan Carlos I (L61)
 * Hernan Cortes-class – LST
 * Hernán Cortés (L-41) (Ex-LST 1196 USS Harlan County)
 * Pizarro (L-42) (Ex-LST 1197 USS Barnstable County)
 * Haskell class
 * Aragón (TA-11)
 * Andromeda class
 * Castilla (TA-21)
 * Terrebonne Parish class (LST)
 * Velasco (L-11)
 * Martín Álvarez (L-12)
 * Conde de Venadito (L-13)
 * Paul Revere class
 * Castilla (L-21)
 * Aragón (L-22)
 * Casa Grande class (LSD)
 * Galicia (L-31)

Russia/Soviet Union
Planned Active:
 * Russian Navy/Soviet Navy
 * Mistral class – LHD
 * 2 ships with the option of 2 more
 * Ivan Gren class
 * Replacing Ropucha class LST
 * 6 planned
 * Ivan Rogov-class – LSD
 * Moskalenko
 * Ivan Rogov
 * Alexsandr Nikolaev
 * Ropucha class – LST
 * 12 Project 775 (Ropucha I)
 * 3 Project 775M (Ropucha II)

United Kingdom
Active: Decommissioned:
 * Royal Navy
 * HMS Ocean – LPH
 * Albion-class – LPD
 * HMS Albion
 * HMS Bulwark
 * RFA Argus – aviation support/training ship
 * Bay-class – LSD
 * RFA Lyme Bay
 * RFA Mounts Bay
 * RFA Cardigan Bay
 * Centaur-class aircraft carriers – LPH
 * HMS Albion
 * HMS Bulwark
 * Fearless-class – LPD
 * HMS Fearless
 * HMS Intrepid
 * Round Table-class – LSL
 * RFA Sir Geraint
 * RFA Sir Lancelot
 * RFA Sir Percivale

Thailand
Active:
 * Royal Thai Navy
 * Endurance class – LPD
 * HTMS Angthong
 * Normed PS 700 class – LST
 * HTMS Sichang
 * HTMS Surin

Decommissioned:
 * LST-542 class – LST
 * HTMS Angthong(ll)
 * HTMS Chang(ll)
 * HTMS Phangan(ll)
 * HTMS Lanta
 * HTMS Prathong

United States
Active: Decommissioned:
 * United States Navy
 * Wasp-class – LHD
 * USS Bataan (LHD-5)
 * USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)
 * USS Boxer (LHD-4)
 * USS Essex (LHD-2)
 * USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)
 * USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)
 * USS Makin Island (LHD-8)
 * USS Wasp (LHD-1)
 * Tarawa-class – LHA
 * USS Peleliu
 * America-class – LHA
 * USS America
 * San Antonio-class – LPD
 * USS New York
 * USS Green Bay
 * USS Mesa Verde
 * USS New Orleans
 * USS San Antonio
 * Austin-class – LPD
 * USS Cleveland
 * USS Denver
 * USS Dubuque
 * USS Ponce
 * Harpers Ferry-class – LSD
 * USS Carter Hall
 * USS Harpers Ferry
 * USS Oak Hill
 * USS Pearl Harbor
 * Whidbey Island-class – LSD
 * USS Ashland
 * USS Comstock
 * USS Fort McHenry
 * USS Germantown
 * USS Gunston Hall
 * USS Rushmore
 * USS Tortuga
 * USS Whidbey Island
 * Tarawa-class – LHA
 * USS Belleau Wood
 * USS Nassau
 * USS Saipan
 * USS Tarawa
 * Iwo Jima-class – LPH
 * USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7)
 * USS Guam (LPH-9)
 * USS Inchon (LPH-12)
 * USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)
 * USS New Orleans
 * USS Okinawa (LPH-3)
 * USS Tripoli (LPH-10)
 * Essex-class – LPH
 * USS Boxer
 * USS Princeton
 * USS Valley Forge
 * Raleigh-class – LPD
 * USS Raleigh
 * USS Vancouver
 * USS La Salle
 * Newport-class – LST
 * USS Newport
 * USS Manitowoc
 * USS Sumter
 * USS Fresno
 * USS Peoria
 * USS Frederick
 * USS Schenectady
 * USS Cayuga
 * USS Tuscaloosa
 * USS Saginaw
 * USS San Bernardino
 * USS Boulder County
 * USS Racine
 * USS Spartanburg County
 * USS Fairfax County
 * USS La Moure County
 * USS Barbour County
 * USS Harlan County
 * USS Barnstable County
 * USS Bristol County
 * Anchorage-class – LSD
 * USS Anchorage
 * USS Mount Vernon
 * USS Portland
 * Austin-class – LPD
 * USS Duluth

Abbreviations

 * LHA = Landing Helicopter Assault
 * LHD = Landing Helicopter Dock
 * LPD = Landing Platform Dock
 * LPH = Landing Platform Helicopter
 * LSD = Landing Ship Dock
 * LSH = Landing Ship Heavy
 * LSL = Landing Ship Logistics
 * LST = Landing Ship Tank