Accession Number:

ADA106949

Title:

Planning Amphibious Lift Forces. Appendix. Amphibious Ship Capacity Handbook

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Allen, Erwin C.
• Byrne, William A.
• Plitman, Michael L.
• Betts, Martin B.

Report Date:

1981-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

114.0

Abstract:

Alternative loadings are presented for nine different types of amphibious lift ships. For each type of ship, the loadings vary in their allocation of space to types of cargo. The basic source document is the Ship Loading Characteristics Pamphlet SLCP

Descriptors:

• *AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIPS
• MILITARY PERSONNEL
• LOADING(HANDLING)
• CAPACITY(QUANTITY)
• MILITARY VEHICLES
• COMPARTMENTS
• HELICOPTERS
• MARINE TRANSPORTATION
• CARGO
• LIFT
• ENGINEERING DRAWINGS

Subject Categories:

• Marine Engineering
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE