LKA-113 Charleston
LKA-113 查理斯頓號兩棲貨運艦
原文:
The amphibious cargo ships are the first class of ship designed specifically to carry troops, heavy equipment and supplies in support of amphibious assaults. Four of the five ships in the class had been transferred to the reserve fleet in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The need for additional sealift capacity resulted in all four being returned to the active fleet in 1982-1982. They are among the first Navy ships to have a fully automated main propulsion plant.
The lead ship of the class, USS Charleston (LKA-113) was decommissioned in 1992, and was joined by USS Saint Louis (LKA-116) in FY-93. Both ships were mothballed for possible activation in the future. The remaining ships will remain active through the end of their service life.
In 1993, as part of its Bottom-Up Review, the Department of Defense examined the amount of amphibious lift that would be required to fight two nearly simultaneous major regional conflicts. It concluded that the Navy should maintain enough lift to transport the personnel, aircraft, landing ships, vehicles, and supplies for 2.5 marine expeditionary brigades or MEB’s.
Under the 1994 Navy concept for maintaining 2.5 MEB’s worth of vehicle space in the amphibious shipping fleet, two amphibious cargo ships [LKA-113 class] were retained in a reserve status that would enable them to be available for active service in a few days. Three more LKA’s were stored in a nesting arrangement in which several months could be required to make them available for an emergency. The Navy’s plan for these five LKA’s was intended to maintain the necessary amphibious lift capability.
| Specifications(數據) |
| Power Plant |
| Length | Overall Length: 576 ft Waterline Length: 550 ft |
| Beam | Extreme Beam: 82 ft Waterline Beam: 82 ft |
| Draft | Maximum Navigational Draft: 26 ft Draft Limit: 28 ft |
| Displacement | Light Displacement: 10216 tons Full Displacement: 18589 tons Dead Weight: 8373 tons |
| Capacity |
| Speed | knots ( mph) |
| Crew | Officers: 34 Enlisted: 375 |
| Aircraft |
| Ships(同級兩棲貨運艦)
Name | Number | Builder | Homeport | Ordered | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
| Charleston | LKA 113 | Newport News | | 11 Jun 1965 | 14 Dec 1968 | 27 Apr 1992 |
| Durham | LKA 114 | Newport News | | 11 Jun 1965 | 24 May 1969 | 25 Feb 1994 |
| Mobile | LKA 115 | Newport News | | 11 Jun 1965 | 29 Sep 1969 | 04 Feb 1994 |
| St. Louis | LKA 116 | Newport News | | 11 Jun 1965 | 22 Nov 1969 | 02 Nov 1992 |
| El Paso | LKA 117 | Newport News | | 22 Aug 1966 | 17 Jan 1970 | 21 Apr 1994 |
LKA-113 Charleston 電腦繪圖 與 實體艦照:
艦種介紹(日):
LKA
貨物揚陸艦
チャールストン級 ＣＨＡＲＬＥＳＴＯＮ ＣＬＡＳＳ
基準排水量：8,368ｔ 満載排水量：18,600ｔ 全長：175.44ｍ 幅：24.99ｍ 吃水：7.77ｍ 主機／軸数：ギヤード・タービン1基／1軸 出力：22,000馬力 速力：20.0kt 兵装：50口径76㎜連装砲4基、76口径20㎜CIWS2基 乗員：士官50名、下士官兵592名（揚陸艇18隻を塔載）
※74ｔと40ｔデリック各2本、15ｔデリック8本を搭載
| 艦名 | NAME | 艦種記号 | 建造所 | 竣工日 | 退役日 | 除籍日 | 備考 |
| チャールストン | Charleston | LKA-113 | ニューポート・ニューズ・シップビルディング＆ドライ・ドック社 | 1968/12/14 | 1992/4/27 | ◎1969/1/1 艦種を貨物揚陸艦（LKA-113）に改める ◎退役後、ポーツマスにてNaval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility（NISMF）によりカテゴリー“B”保管 |
| ダーラム | Durham | LAK-114 | ニューポート・ニューズ・シップビルディング＆ドライ・ドック社 | 1969/5/24 | 1994/2/25 | ◎1969/1/1 艦種を貨物揚陸艦（LKA-114）に改める ◎200/3/30 真珠湾にてNaval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility（NISMF）によりカテゴリー“B”保管 |
| モービル | Mobile | LAK-115 | ニューポート・ニューズ・シップビルディング＆ドライ・ドック社 | 1969/9/29 | 1994/2/4 | ◎1969/1/1 艦種を貨物揚陸艦（LKA-115）に改める ◎退役後、フィラデルフィアにてNaval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility（NISMF）によりカテゴリー“B”保管 |
| セント・ルイス | St. Louis | LAK-116 | ニューポート・ニューズ・シップビルディング＆ドライ・ドック社 | 1969/11/22 | 1992/11/2 | ◎1969/1/1 艦種を貨物揚陸艦（LKA-116）に改める ◎200/3/30 真珠湾にてNaval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility（NISMF）によりカテゴリー“B”保管 |
| エル・パソ | El Paso | LAK-117 | ニューポート・ニューズ・シップビルディング＆ドライ・ドック社 | 1970/1/17 | 1994/4/21 | ◎1969/1/1 艦種を貨物揚陸艦（LKA-117）に改める ◎退役後、フィラデルフィアにてNaval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility（NISMF）によりカテゴリー“B”保管 |
