"Blue Ridge" amphibious command ship
"Blue Ridge" amphibious command ship is the United States design and manufacture of a newer combat command ship. Its main mission is to be used as the flagship of the amphibious task force and landing force commanders in landing operations. The ship began construction in 1967, commissioned in 1970, and was modernized in 1987.
The ship displaces 18,372,000 tons when fully loaded, has a length of 196.2 meters, a breadth of 32.9 meters, a speed of 23 knots, and an endurance of 13,000 nautical miles.
The ship's armament mainly consists of two Sea Sparrow air-to-air missile launchers, two twin 76-millimeter cannons, two 20-millimeter Vulcan - dense array of close-range weapons systems, and two multi-purpose weapons systems. 2 twin 76mm guns, 2 20mm Vulcan Dense Array close-range weapons systems, and one multi-purpose helicopter.
The ship is also equipped with a complete set of advanced computer systems and sophisticated communications equipment, ensuring that the command can look at the overall situation, quickly and accurately reflect and deal with a variety of combat situations, and direct the combat operations of the troops.
"Blue Ridge" command ship, in addition to the ship's personnel 821, there are 170 ~ 190 command personnel. The ship has several major combat command departments:
① Amphibious combat forces command area. This is the ship's command center, with a large situation display screen, used to display radar intelligence and tactical situation, for the commander to make a judgment to make up his mind.
②Landing force command area. Used to monitor the landing assault force combat development, and the action of the landing forces to adjust and command.
3 landing operations room.
④Fire support coordination center.
⑤Tactical Air Force Control Center.
6 Combat Intelligence Center.
⑦ Surface and anti-submarine warfare coordination center.
⑧Joint Communications Center.
9 Joint Intelligence Center. The ship's cabins are spacious and comfortable, good working and living conditions. The ship is also equipped with a rocking water closet, in the low-speed navigation can also ensure that the ship is smooth.
"Tarawa" general amphibious assault ship
"Tarawa" general amphibious assault ship is the United States in the 70's design and manufacture of the world's largest new aircraft carrier-type multi-purpose amphibious combat ships. Displacement of 39,300 tons when fully loaded. To helicopter attack amphibious assault ship, to carry large landing craft amphibious transportation dock ship and amphibious cargo ships and other amphibious ships, such as the function of all integrated in the ship.
The wide flight deck can accommodate 9 Seahorse helicopters or 12 Sea Knight helicopters. The hangar can accommodate 30 Sea Knight helicopters or 25 AV~SA vertical, short take-off and landing aircraft. There are also 8 mechanized landing craft and 10 vehicle and personnel landing craft on the flight deck. Below the hangar is a large wet dock for landing craft, 82 meters long and 24 meters wide, which can accommodate four large general-purpose landing craft or six mechanized landing craft. The ship's total **** can carry about 40 landing craft of various types. In the large and deep cargo hold, with a large number of supplies and equipment; living quarters can accommodate a reinforced battalion of marines, 2000 beds for the landing forces. The ship was relatively well equipped with medical equipment, including two main operating rooms, one compact operating room, two X-ray rooms, as well as a blood bank and an isolation ward. There is also a casualty shelter on the flight deck and a special elevator to transfer the sick and wounded.
The U.S. "Blue Ridge" class amphibious command ship "Tarawa" attack ship is not strong weapons, only two "Sea Sparrow" air-to-air missile launchers, three 127mm single-barrel rapid-fire guns. It has only two Sea Sparrow air-to-air missile launchers, three 127-millimeter single-barrel rapid-fire guns and six 20-millimeter single-barrel rapid-fire guns. Ship command and control system is very complete, equipped with amphibious tactical data integrated system, which has both tactical data system and information management system functions, can assist the ship command direct command amphibious operations. In addition to the ship has a combat room, there are landing force operations control room, fire support control room, tactical aircraft coordination room, communications room, intelligence center and other command institutions. Soviet "Ivan Rogov" class amphibious transport dock ship Ivan Rogov (Ivanrogov) class, is the Soviet Union imitation of the western amphibious dock landing ship construction of a type of amphibious transport dock ship. 1978 ~ 1982 years **** construction of three ships.
The main technical performance is: full load displacement of 12,600 tons. Length 158 meters, width 24.5 meters, draft 6.5 meters. Power plant for 2 gas turbines, power 48,000 horsepower, twin shaft, speed 25 knots, range of 4,000 nautical miles / and Lv knot. The establishment of 250 people.
The class of ships are equipped with: l twin SA-N-4 air-to-air missile launchers; 2 twin 76-mm guns; l 122-mm BM-21 guns; 2 20-tube rocket launchers; 4 6-barrel 30-mm guns; 4 K-29 snails. -The ship is equipped with a bow and tongue door. This class of ship has the first tongue door, has the ability to beach, tank deck size of 61 meters long, 14 meters wide, can load 20 tanks. The aft door opens into the docking bay, which is 76 meters long and 14 meters wide, and can carry four new air cushion landing craft of the Swan class and one mechanized troop landing craft. It can drop 522 marines.
Russian "Pomernik" class cushion landing craft
"Pomernik" class is the Russian Navy's current large-scale assault transport cushion boats, is the stork class cushion boat modification, the use of through the long deck, the head and tail are equipped with loading and unloading of cargo The first boat was completed in 1988. The first boat was completed in 1988 service, *** build 2.
The main technical performance is: full load displacement of 550 tons. Length 57 meters, width 25.6 meters. The power plant uses 3 turbine engines and 3 conduit propellers, speed 60 knots, range 300 nautical miles / 55 knots. The complement is 27.
The class of boats are equipped with: two quadruple SA one N one 5 ship-air missile launchers; two 6 tubes of 30 mm "Gatling" close-in weapon system; two 122 mm rocket depth charge launchers; two mine-laying mine track, *** carrying 80 shepherd's mines.
Can carry 3 main battle tanks, or 10 armored personnel carriers plus 230 soldiers. Total carrying capacity 130 tons.
French "Champlain" class small landing ship "
Champlain" class is a French small landing ship and support ship. In 1974~1987 years ****built 5 ships. Its main technical performance is: standard displacement of 750 tons, full load displacement of 1330 tons. Length 80 meters, width 13 meters, draft 2.4 meters. The power plant is two diesel engines, emergency power 3600 horsepower, M shaft, speed 16 knots, range 4500 nautical miles / 13 knots. The establishment of 43 people.
The class of ships are equipped with: two twin "Northwest Wind" air-to-ship missile launchers; two "Bofors" 40mm guns; an 81mm mortar; two 12.7mm machine guns; a SA319B "Lark"; a "Lincoln"; a "Lincoln"; and a "Lincoln". "Skylark III helicopter. It can transport 138 troops, 12 vehicles and 350 tons of supplies.
British Dreadnought-class Amphibious Dock Landing Ship
The Dreadnought class is an amphibious dock landing ship of the British Royal Navy. The first ship "no fear" in 1962, 1965, built in service, *** build two ships. Its main technical performance: standard displacement of 10.06 million tons, full load displacement of 12.12 million tons. Length 158.5 meters, width 24.4 meters, draft 6.2 meters. The power plant is 2 turbines with 22,000 hp, twin shafts, speed 21 knots, range 5,000 nautical miles / 20 knots. Establishment of 550 people. Plus 22 aircrew, 88 marines. The ships are equipped with: two quadruple Sea Cat air-to-air missile launchers; two MK15 six-barrel 20mm "dense array" close-in weapon systems; two twin-barrel "Erlikon" 30mm guns; two "Erlikon" 30mm guns; two "Erlikon" 30mm guns; two "Erlikon" 30mm guns; two "Erlikon" 30mm guns; two "Erlikon" 30mm guns. 30mm guns; 2 "Erlikon" 20mm guns; 4 HC4 "Sea King" helicopters. It can deliver 380-400 troops, 15 main battle tanks and 7 3-ton trucks. Landing craft: 4 MK9 general-purpose landing craft, 4 MK3 vehicle and personnel landing craft.