The proposed vessel-at least according to the basic requirements-looks like a modern day remake of the old World War II-era Landing Ship, Tank (or LST) that is crammed into a Landing Ship Medium (or LSM) footprint. As such, both LSTs and LSMs (and their smaller variant, the LCI, or “Landing Craft Infantry) were great. Marines on this future platform to a nerve-wracking time spent trundling about some future maritime battlefield at the sedate pace of a tramp steamer. Navy seems happy to consign a handful of U.S. But with a minimum transit speed of 14 knots, the final requirements for the vessel really appear to de-emphasize speed, and, if the proposed concept of operations is to be believed, the U.S. With a crew of 40, the vessel will have a landing ramp, allowing “at least” 75 marines and their vehicles to arrive onshore at degraded port facilities or on beaches and, if needed, the ship will allow the landed troops to quickly re-embark.
As landing craft go, the Navy’s notional “Light Amphibious Warship” is pretty puny-the minimum length of the proposed vessel is 200 feet, or about half the size of an Arleigh Burke class destroyer.
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