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USS HARPERS FERRY. A LANDING SHIP DOCK (LSD 49). two CH 53E HELICOPTERS ON FLIGHT DECK

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THIS IS USS HARPERS FERRY LSD 49 OF THE US NAVY HARPERS FERRY CLASS., KNOWN AS A DOCK LANDING SHIP. BELOW THE AFT FLIGHT DECK VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT CAN BE TRANSPORTED BY LCACS (BASICALLY A HOVERCRAFT THAT HAS THE ROLE OF LANDING CRAFT---landing craft air-cushioned). THE DOCK IS FLOODED WHEN IN OPERATION.

COMMISSIONED JANUARY 1995, USS HARPERS FERRY IS ASSIGNED TO COMSURFPAC BASED AT SAN DIEGO, CA. THERE ARE FOUR IN THIS CLASS. CREW OF 350 AND 700 MARINES. FLIGHT DECK OPERATES VARIOUS HELICOPTERS. TWO LANDING SPOTS. 16,000 TONS FULL LOAD