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|Name=''Whidbey Island'' class
| Name = ''Whidbey Island'' class
|Builders=[[Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company]]
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*2 × 20 mm [[Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx]] [[CIWS]] mounts
*2 × 20 mm [[Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx]] [[CIWS]] mounts
*1 / 2 × [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile|Rolling Airframe Missile]]
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The '''''Whidbey Island''-class dock landing ship''' is a [[dock landing ship]] of the [[United States Navy]]. Introduced to fleet service in 1985, this class of ship features a massive [[well deck]] for the transport of [[United States Marine Corps]] (USMC) vehicles and a large flight deck for the landing of helicopters or [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey|V-22 Ospreys]]. The [[well deck]] was designed to hold four [[Landing Craft Air Cushion|LCAC]] hovercraft, five if the vehicle ramp is raised, for landing Marines. Recent deployments have instead filled the well deck with a combination of LCU(s), AAVs, Tanks, [[LARC-V|LARCs]] and other USMC vehicles and gear. The ''Whidbey Island'' class of ship also uniquely benefits from multiple cranes and a shallow [[Draft (hull)|draft]] that further make it ideal for participating in amphibious operations.
The '''''Whidbey Island''-class dock landing ship''' is a [[dock landing ship]] of the [[United States Navy]]. Introduced to fleet service in 1985, this class of ship features a large [[well deck]] for transporting [[United States Marine Corps]] (USMC) vehicles and a large flight deck for landing helicopters or [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey|V-22 Ospreys]]. The well deck was designed to hold four [[Landing Craft Air Cushion|LCAC]] hovercraft, five if the vehicle ramp is raised, for landing Marines. Recent deployments have used a combination of LCU(s), AAVs, tanks, [[LARC-V|LARCs]] and other USMC vehicles. The ''Whidbey Island'' class of ship also uniquely benefits from multiple cranes and a shallow [[Draft (hull)|draft]] that further make it ideal for participating in amphibious operations.


As of 2009, all ships of the class are scheduled to undergo a midlife upgrade over the next five years to ensure that they remain in service through to 2038. The ships will be upgraded each year through 2013, and the last ship will be modernized in 2014. Ships homeported on the East Coast will undergo upgrades at Metro Machine Corp., while those on the West Coast will receive upgrades at General Dynamics [[National Steel and Shipbuilding Company]] in San Diego.<ref Name="NNS090529-27">{{cite web
As of 2009, all ships of the class are scheduled to undergo a midlife upgrade over the next five years to ensure that they remain in service through 2038. The ships will be upgraded annually through 2013, and the last ship will be modernized in 2014. Ships homeported on the East Coast will undergo upgrades at Metro Machine Corp., while those on the West Coast will receive upgrades at General Dynamics [[National Steel and Shipbuilding Company]] in San Diego.<ref Name="NNS090529-27">{{cite web
|title=USS Gunston Hall Completes Sea Trials|publisher=Navy News Service|date=29 May 2009|url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=45774|accessdate=30 May 2009}}</ref>
|title=USS Gunston Hall Completes Sea Trials|publisher=Navy News Service|date=29 May 2009|url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=45774|access-date=30 May 2009}}</ref>
[[File:New Orleans USS Tortuga Katrina Sept 5.jpg|thumb|Stern view of {{USS|Tortuga|LSD-46|6}} with open well deck]]


Major elements of the upgrade package include diesel engine improvements, fuel and maintenance savings systems, engineering control systems, increased air conditioning and chill water capacity, and replacement of air compressors. The ships also replaced steam systems with all-electric functionality that will decrease maintenance effort and expense.<ref Name="NNS090529-27"/>
Major elements of the upgrade package include diesel engine improvements, fuel and maintenance savings systems, engineering control systems, increased air conditioning and chill water capacity, and replacement of air compressors. The ships also replaced steam systems with all-electric functionality that will decrease maintenance effort and expense.<ref Name="NNS090529-27"/>
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|{{USS|Whidbey Island|LSD-41|2}}
|{{USS|Whidbey Island|LSD-41|2}}
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|10 June 1983
|10 June 1983
|9 February 1985
|9 February 1985
|22 July 2022<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mongilio|first=Heather|date=2022-07-22|title=Navy Decommissions USS Whidbey Island |url=https://news.usni.org/2022/07/22/navy-decommissions-uss-whidbey-island|access-date=2022-07-24|website=www.usni.org|language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek|Little Creek, Virginia]]
|[[Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility|Philadelphia, PA]] (formerly Little Creek)
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|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=LSD41|title=LSD41}}
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|{{USS|Germantown|LSD-42|2}}
|{{USS|Germantown|LSD-42|2}}
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|29 June 1984
|29 June 1984
|8 February 1986
|8 February 1986
|Proposed 2023<ref name="decomm1">{{cite web|url=https://seapowermagazine.org/navy-plans-to-retire-48-ships-during-2022-2026/|title=Navy Plans to Retire 48 Ships During 2022-2026|publisher=seapowermagazine.org|date=11 December 2020|access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref>
|[[Sasebo, Japan]]
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|[[Naval Base San Diego|San Diego, California]]
|{{NVR url|id=LSD42|title=LSD42}}
|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=LSD42|title=LSD42}}
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|{{USS|Fort McHenry|LSD-43|2}}
|{{USS|Fort McHenry|LSD-43|2}}
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|1 February 1986
|1 February 1986
|8 August 1987
|8 August 1987
|27 March 2021<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-28|title=USS Fort McHenry Decommissions After 33 Years of Service|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2552729/uss-fort-mchenry-decommissions-after-33-years-of-service/utm_source/miragenews/utm_medium/miragenews/utm_campaign/uss-fort-mchenry-decommissions-after-33-years-of-service/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=www.navy.mil|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Naval Station Mayport|Mayport, Florida]]
|[[Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility|Philadelphia, PA]] (formerly Mayport)
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|{{USS|Gunston Hall|LSD-44|2}}
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|27 June 1987
|22 April 1989
|22 April 1989
|Proposed 2023<ref name="decomm1" />
|Little Creek, Virginia
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|[[Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek|Little Creek, Virginia]]
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|{{USS|Comstock|LSD-45|2}}
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|15 January 1988
|15 January 1988
|3 February 1990
|3 February 1990
|Proposed 2026<ref name="decomm1" />
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|San Diego, California
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|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=LSD45|title=LSD45}}
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|15 September 1988
|15 September 1988
|17 November 1990
|17 November 1990
|Proposed 2023<ref name="decomm1" />
|Little Creek, Virginia
|[[Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek|Little Creek, Virginia]]
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|6 May 1989
|6 May 1989
|1 June 1991
|1 June 1991
|Proposed 2024<ref name="decomm1" />
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|San Diego, California
|[[United States Fleet Activities Sasebo|Sasebo, Japan]]
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|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=LSD47|title=LSD47}}
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|{{USS|Ashland|LSD-48|2}}
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|11 November 1989
|9 May 1992
|9 May 1992
|Proposed 2023<ref name="decomm1" />
|Sasebo, Japan
|[[United States Fleet Activities Sasebo|Sasebo, Japan]]
|{{NVR url|id=LSD48|title=LSD48}}
|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=LSD48|title=LSD48}}
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''Whidbey Island'' and ''Tortuga'' were scheduled to be decommissioned during the FYDP 2013-2018, and the remaining ships of the class were scheduled to be retired before the end of their service lives.<ref>IHS Jane's Fighting Ships Executive Summary 2012</ref> However, the Navy reversed its plan to decommission ''Whidbey Island'',<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=84355 |title=Whidbey Island Rejoins the Fleet Better Than Ever |publisher=Navy News Service |id=NNS141109-02 |date=9 November 2014 |accessdate=30 July 2016}}</ref> and in 2015 [[Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)|Assistant Secretary of the Navy]] [[Sean Stackley]] informed Congress of the Navy's plans to modernize ''Whidbey Island'', ''Tortuga'', and ''Germantown'' to extend them each to a 44-year total service life.<ref name="Sean Stackley remarks">{{cite journal|url=http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Stackley_Mulloy_Hilarides_03-18-15.pdf |title=Statement of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Sean J. Stackley; Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Vice Adm. William H. Hilarides; and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Vice Adm. Joseph P. Mulloy before the Subcommittee on Seapower |publisher=[[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services]] |date=18 March 2015 |accessdate=30 July 2016}}</ref> As of March 2015, the first ''Whidbey Island''-class LSD to be retired will be ''Fort McHenry'' in FY 2027.<ref name="Sean Stackley remarks" />
''Whidbey Island'' and ''Tortuga'' were scheduled to be decommissioned during the FYDP 2013-2018, and the remaining ships of the class were scheduled to be retired before the end of their service lives.<ref>IHS Jane's Fighting Ships Executive Summary 2012</ref> However, the Navy reversed its plan to decommission ''Whidbey Island'',<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=84355 |title=Whidbey Island Rejoins the Fleet Better Than Ever |publisher=Navy News Service |id=NNS141109-02 |date=9 November 2014 |access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref> and in 2015 [[Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition)|Assistant Secretary of the Navy]] [[Sean Stackley]] informed Congress of the Navy's plans to modernize ''Whidbey Island'', ''Tortuga'', and ''Germantown'' to extend them each to a 44-year total service life.<ref name="Sean Stackley remarks">{{cite web|url=http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Stackley_Mulloy_Hilarides_03-18-15.pdf |title=Statement of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Sean J. Stackley; Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Vice Adm. William H. Hilarides; and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Vice Adm. Joseph P. Mulloy before the Subcommittee on Seapower |publisher=[[United States Senate Committee on Armed Services]] |date=18 March 2015 |access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref>


==Sources==
==Citations==
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==References==
*[http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=1000&ct=4 US Navy Type Information]
*[http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=1000&ct=4 US Navy Type Information]
*Hutchinson, R. (ed.) (2002) ''Jane's Warship Recognition Guide'', London : HarperCollins, {{ISBN|0-00-713722-2}}
*Hutchinson, R. (ed.) (2002) ''Jane's Warship Recognition Guide'', London : HarperCollins, {{ISBN|0-00-713722-2}}
*{{NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/NVRSHIPS/S_LSD.HTM}}
*{{Naval Vessel Register|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/NVRSHIPS/S_LSD.HTM}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/lsd-41.htm GlobalSecurity.org: LSD-41 Whidbey Island class]
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/lsd-41.htm GlobalSecurity.org: LSD-41 Whidbey Island class]


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USS Fort McHenry conducting helicopter operations off the coast of Sumatra in 2005
Class overview
NameWhidbey Island class
BuildersLockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byAnchorage class
Succeeded byHarpers Ferry class
Cost$250m
In commission1985–present
Planned8
Completed8
Active6
Retired2
General characteristics
TypDock landing ship
Displacement16,100 tons
Length609 ft (186 m)
Beam84 ft (26 m)
Draft19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Propulsion4 Colt Industries, 16-cylinder diesel engines, 2 shafts, 33,000 shp (25,000 kW)
Speedover 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		4+1 LCACs or 21 LCM-6s or up to 36 Amphibious Assault Vehicles AAV or 3 LCUs.
Capacityon deck: one LCM-6, two LCPL and one LCVP
Complement30 officers, 300+ enlisted Embarked Marine complement: up to 504
Armament
Aviation facilitiesLarge helicopter platform aft, no hangar

The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship is a dock landing ship of the United States Navy. Introduced to fleet service in 1985, this class of ship features a large well deck for transporting United States Marine Corps (USMC) vehicles and a large flight deck for landing helicopters or V-22 Ospreys. The well deck was designed to hold four LCAC hovercraft, five if the vehicle ramp is raised, for landing Marines. Recent deployments have used a combination of LCU(s), AAVs, tanks, LARCs and other USMC vehicles. The Whidbey Island class of ship also uniquely benefits from multiple cranes and a shallow draft that further make it ideal for participating in amphibious operations.

As of 2009, all ships of the class are scheduled to undergo a midlife upgrade over the next five years to ensure that they remain in service through 2038. The ships will be upgraded annually through 2013, and the last ship will be modernized in 2014. Ships homeported on the East Coast will undergo upgrades at Metro Machine Corp., while those on the West Coast will receive upgrades at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego.[1]

Stern view of USS Tortuga with open well deck

Major elements of the upgrade package include diesel engine improvements, fuel and maintenance savings systems, engineering control systems, increased air conditioning and chill water capacity, and replacement of air compressors. The ships also replaced steam systems with all-electric functionality that will decrease maintenance effort and expense.[1]

Ships

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Ship Name Hull No. Builder Laid Down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Homeport Notes
Whidbey Island LSD-41 Lockheed, Seattle 4 August 1981 10 June 1983 9 February 1985 22 July 2022[2] Philadelphia, PA (formerly Little Creek) LSD41
Germantown LSD-42 5 August 1982 29 June 1984 8 February 1986 Proposed 2023[3] San Diego, California LSD42
Fort McHenry LSD-43 10 June 1983 1 February 1986 8 August 1987 27 March 2021[4] Philadelphia, PA (formerly Mayport) LSD43
Gunston Hall LSD-44 Avondale Shipyard 26 May 1986 27 June 1987 22 April 1989 Proposed 2023[3] Little Creek, Virginia LSD44
Comstock LSD-45 27 October 1986 15 January 1988 3 February 1990 Proposed 2026[3] San Diego, California LSD45
Tortuga LSD-46 23 March 1987 15 September 1988 17 November 1990 Proposed 2023[3] Little Creek, Virginia LSD46
Rushmore LSD-47 9 November 1987 6 May 1989 1 June 1991 Proposed 2024[3] Sasebo, Japan LSD47
Ashland LSD-48 4 April 1988 11 November 1989 9 May 1992 Proposed 2023[3] Sasebo, Japan LSD48

Whidbey Island and Tortuga were scheduled to be decommissioned during the FYDP 2013-2018, and the remaining ships of the class were scheduled to be retired before the end of their service lives.[5] However, the Navy reversed its plan to decommission Whidbey Island,[6] and in 2015 Assistant Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley informed Congress of the Navy's plans to modernize Whidbey Island, Tortuga, and Germantown to extend them each to a 44-year total service life.[7]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b "USS Gunston Hall Completes Sea Trials". Navy News Service. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  2. ^ Mongilio, Heather (22 July 2022). "Navy Decommissions USS Whidbey Island". www.usni.org. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Navy Plans to Retire 48 Ships During 2022-2026". seapowermagazine.org. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ "USS Fort McHenry Decommissions After 33 Years of Service". www.navy.mil. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ^ IHS Jane's Fighting Ships Executive Summary 2012
  6. ^ "Whidbey Island Rejoins the Fleet Better Than Ever" (Press release). Navy News Service. 9 November 2014. NNS141109-02. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Statement of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Sean J. Stackley; Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Vice Adm. William H. Hilarides; and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations Vice Adm. Joseph P. Mulloy before the Subcommittee on Seapower" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on Armed Services. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

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