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LPD-17  San Antonio Class - Transport Dock Ship
Model featured: LPD-17, "USS San Antonio"
- circa 2006 -

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Model shown with open hanger and open stern

San Antonio specifications
Length: 684 feet Beam: 105 feet
Displaces 25,300 tons full load Draft:    23 feet
Speed: 22+ knots Screws: two
Main armament: two RAM Launch: three
Crew: 361 Troops: 800 maximum

 

 

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LPD-17 "USS San Antonio", custom
Fixed closed stern and fixed closed hanger
model includes 16 accessory pieces.

Scale 1:350 / 24"
Price: $1899

1/3 deposit $633

Scale 1:260 / 32"
Price: $2199

1/3 deposit $733

Scale 1:220 / 37"
Price: $2499

1/3 deposit $833

Prices include free world-wide shipping

LPD-17 "USS San Antonio", custom
Open stern and open hanger model
includes 25 accessory pieces.

Scale 1:350 / 24"
Price: $2199

1/3 deposit $733

Scale 1:260 / 32"
Price: $2499

1/3 deposit $833

Scale 1:220 / 37"
Price: $2799

1/3 deposit $933

Fully assembled museum quality wooden desk top display models custom built as to your designated circa including flagging and personalized brass plate.

The mission of the newly re-designed San Antonio Class is to embark, transport and land elements of a Marine Landing Force in an assault by helicopters or tilt rotor aircraft; conventional or air cushion landing craft; and amphibious or expeditionary fighting vehicles.

The twelve ships of the LPD-17 Class program will replace three classes of amphibious ships that have reached the end of their service life and one class that has already been retired thereby replacing a total of 41 ships.

The replaced classes are:
LPD-4 Austin class of 12 transport dock ships,
LSD-36 Anchorage class of 5 dock landing ships,
LST-1179 Newport class of 20 tank landing ships.
The retired class is:
LKA-113 Charleston class of 4 amphibious cargo ships.

LPD-17 San Antonio Class (Transport Dock Ships)
Hull # / ship Commissioned Homeport
LPD-17 San Antonio Jan 14, 2006 Norfolk
LPD-18 New Orleans Mar 10, 2007 San Diego
LPD-19 Mesa Verde Dec15, 2007 Norfolk
LPD-20 Green Bay 2009 -
LPD-21 New York 2009 Norfolk
LPD-22 San Diego 2010 -
LPD-23 Anchorage 2009 -
LPD-24 Arlington 2010 -
LPD-25 Somerset 2011 -
LPD-26 (unnamed) not awarded yet -
LPD-27 (unnamed) not awarded yet -
LPD-28 (unnamed) not awarded yet -



Model built with open well deck and hanger includes 25 accessory pieces as shown above.
Model built with closed stern and closed hanger does not include LCAC or the eight folded aircraft.

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