LPD Flight II is the next generation amphibious ship to replace the Whidbey Island (LSD 41) and Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) classes of dock landing ships. Amphibious transport docks are a major part of ...

What classes of ships will Philadelphia (LPD 32) replace? Philadelphia (LPD 32) will replace the Whidbey Island (LSD 41) and Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) classes of dock landing ships. Who is the ...

The amphibious transport docks are deployed alongside a Marine Corps Air-Ground Task Force for a range of operations.

and Little Creek, Va. When deployed at sea, three to four LCACs can be carried aboard the Navy's latest amphibious warfare ships, the Wasp (LHD 1) and Whidbey Island (LSD 41) classes. The contract ...

With delivery of Iwo Jima in 2001, the Navy and Marine Corps reached a desired force level of amphibious warfare ships -- LHAs/LHDs, LPDs and LSD 41 ... Island will also be used aboard the future ...

The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier collided with a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, the US Navy said ...

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler crashed Wednesday morning off the coast of San Diego, the second crash in four months involving aircraft and crew assigned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

The non-profits Historic Whidbey and the Whidbey Island Maritime Heritage Foundation collaborated on a license plate design depicting Penn Cove. The art was commissioned by painter Robert Tandecki.