General Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship and the DD-963 Antisubmarine Warfare Destroyer Shipbuilding Program

Abstract

The LHA is a combatant general purpose amphibious assault ship designed to transport and land troops and their essential combat equipment and supplies in an amphibious assault by means of helicopters, amphibious craft and vehicles. LHA-1 and LHA-2 were launched on December 1, 1973, and July 20, 1974, respectively. The DD-943 class is a gas turbine-propelled destroyer designed with anti-submarine warfare and shore bombardment capabilities, with sufficient speed for escorting strike forces, The first five ships of the class have been launched.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
AD1119000

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absenteeism
  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Construction
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Helicopters
  • Materials
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Noise
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Shipbuilding
  • Ships
  • Shipyards
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies