Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship
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title:
Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship
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The Harpers Ferry class of the United States Navy is a class of dock landing ships completed in the early 1990s. Modified from the Whidbey Island class, the design sacrifices landing craft capacity for more cargo space, making it closer to an amphibious transport dock type, but was not designated as such. Externally, the two classes can be distinguished by the positions of weapons: The Harpers Ferry class has the Phalanx CIWS mounted forward, and the RAM launcher on top of the bridge, while the
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US class of dock landing ships
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpers_Ferry-class_dock_landing_ship
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2024-04-17T18:18:22Z
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