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[[File:BPC Dixmude.jpg|thumb|''[[French ship Dixmude (L9015)]]'' in [[Jounieh]] bay, [[Lebanon]] 2012]] | [[File:BPC Dixmude.jpg|thumb|''[[French ship Dixmude (L9015)]]'' in [[Jounieh]] bay, [[Lebanon]] 2012.]] | ||
[[File:HMAS Canberra with a USAF MH-60 during Talisman Sabre 2021.jpg|thumb|''[[HMAS Canberra (L02)|HMAS Canberra]]'', a ''[[Canberra-class landing helicopter dock]]'' from the [[Royal Australian Navy]]]] | [[File:HMAS Canberra with a USAF MH-60 during Talisman Sabre 2021.jpg|thumb|''[[HMAS Canberra (L02)|HMAS Canberra]]'', a ''[[Canberra-class landing helicopter dock]]'' from the [[Royal Australian Navy]].]] | ||
[[File:USS Essex Thailand.jpg|thumb|{{USS|Essex|LHD-2|6}} performing a [[stern gate]] mating with a [[landing craft]]]] | [[File:USS Essex Thailand.jpg|thumb|{{USS|Essex|LHD-2|6}} performing a [[stern gate]] mating with a [[landing craft]].]] | ||
A '''landing helicopter dock''' ('''LHD''') is a multipurpose [[amphibious assault ship]] that is capable of operating as a [[helicopter carrier]] and also has a [[well dock|well deck]] for supporting [[landing craft]]s.<ref name="danpetty">{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=400&ct=4 |title=Fact File: Amphibious Assault Ships - LHA/LHD/LHA(R) |first=Dan |last=Petty |work=U.S. Navy |access-date=August 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328222941/https://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=400&ct=4 |archive-date=March 28, 2015}}</ref> LHD vessels are built with a full [[flight deck]] similar in appearance to a [[light aircraft carrier]] to operate [[VTOL]] [[rotorcraft]]s such as [[utility helicopter|utility]] and [[attack helicopter]]s, and can also support [[tiltrotor]] aircraft (such as the [[MV-22 Osprey]]) and [[VSTOL]] [[fixed-wing aircraft]] (such as the [[AV-8 Harrier]] and the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II#F-35B|F-35B Lightning II]]). Some future designs might even support [[CATOBAR]] operations for [[light aircraft]] and [[UCAV]]s via [[aircraft catapult]]s and [[arresting gear]]s. | A '''landing helicopter dock''' ('''LHD''') is a multipurpose [[amphibious assault ship]] that is capable of operating as a [[helicopter carrier]] and also has a [[well dock|well deck]] for supporting [[landing craft]]s.<ref name="danpetty">{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=400&ct=4 |title=Fact File: Amphibious Assault Ships - LHA/LHD/LHA(R) |first=Dan |last=Petty |work=U.S. Navy |access-date=August 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328222941/https://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=400&ct=4 |archive-date=March 28, 2015}}</ref> LHD vessels are built with a full [[flight deck]] similar in appearance to a [[light aircraft carrier]] to operate [[VTOL]] [[rotorcraft]]s such as [[utility helicopter|utility]] and [[attack helicopter]]s, and can also support [[tiltrotor]] aircraft (such as the [[MV-22 Osprey]]) and [[VSTOL]] [[fixed-wing aircraft]] (such as the [[AV-8 Harrier]] and the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II#F-35B|F-35B Lightning II]]). Some future designs might even support [[CATOBAR]] operations for [[light aircraft]] and [[UCAV]]s via [[aircraft catapult]]s and [[arresting gear]]s. | ||
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A landing helicopter dock (LHD) is a multipurpose amphibious assault ship that is capable of operating as a helicopter carrier and also has a well deck for supporting landing crafts.[1] LHD vessels are built with a full flight deck similar in appearance to a light aircraft carrier to operate VTOL rotorcrafts such as utility and attack helicopters, and can also support tiltrotor aircraft (such as the MV-22 Osprey) and VSTOL fixed-wing aircraft (such as the AV-8 Harrier and the F-35B Lightning II). Some future designs might even support CATOBAR operations for light aircraft and UCAVs via aircraft catapults and arresting gears.
The United States Navy (USN) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) use the term as a specific hull classification symbol. Examples of this kind of ship include the USN's Template:Sclass, French Navy's Template:Sclass and ships of the Spanish Navy's Juan Carlos I class including those designs based on the class, such as the RAN's Template:Sclass.[1][2] Other nations also use the designation for their vessels, such as the Republic of Korea Navy for its Template:Sclass.[3] The Type 075 and Type 076 classes of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), though only regarded as amphibious assault ships in their native China, are considered LHDs in NATO reporting names.
The landing helicopter assault (LHA) is a similar USN hull classification with two classes that both precede and follow the ships classed LHD. Most LHAs also have well decks of a comparable size to LHDs, with the exception of the first two Template:Sclass ships (LHA-6 and LHA-7), which lack the well deck entirely to make room for larger hangars.[1] However, LHA-8 will feature a well deck, returning the terms to their more interchangeable state.
See also
- Landing helicopter assault
- Landing platform helicopter
- Amphibious assault ship
- Helicopter carrier
- Drone carrier
- List of amphibious warfare ships
- List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships § Amphibious Assault Ship (Multi-Purpose) (LHD)