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Navy/USMC

Marines Will Use LPD-28 to Begin Transitioning to LX(R) Ship Systems

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

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Marines Will Use LPD-28 to Begin Transitioning to LX(R) Ship Systems

Sailors operate a rigid-hull inflatable boat during training from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19). (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Phylicia A. Hanson/Released)

The Marine Corps is optimistic it will get the remaining funding it needs for its LPD-28 amphibious transport dock, which will keep the same hull design as the earlier ships in the class but may be outfitted with some different systems as the sea services transition from the LPD class to the LX(R).The Navy and Marine Corps decided last year to replace the LSD dock landing ships with a scaled-down version of the LPD-17 class–the Marine Corps loved the LPD…

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