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NATION	DESIGNATION	CLASS	#	STATUS	DISPLACES	AIRWING	SPECIFICATIONS & PICTURES
US	LHA(R)	AMERICA	1	B	45,000 tons	38 rotary, vstol
	LHD	WASP	8	C	40,500 tons	40 rotary, vstol
	LHA	TARAWA	1	C	39,500 tons	35 rotary, vstol
	LPD	SAN ANTONIO	8	C	25,000 tons	4 rotary, vstol
CHINA	LPD	YUZHAO	3+1	C	19,000 tons	4 rotary
FRANCE	LHD	MISTRAL	3	C	21,000 tons	16 rotary, vtol
UK	LPH	OCEAN	1	C	21,700 tons	20 rotary, vtol
SPAIN	LHD	JUAN CARLOS I	1	C	27,000 tons	30 vstol, rotary
ITALY	LPD	SAN GIORGIO	3	C	7,650 tons	5 rotary
JAPAN	LST	OSUMI	3	C	9,000 tons	6 rotary
S KOREA	LPH	DOKDO	2	C	18,000 tons	15 rotary, vtol
AUSTRALIA	LHD	CANBERRA	2	B	27,000 tons	24 rotary, vstol
STATUS LEGEND: C=Commissioned/Operational · T=Sea Trials · O=Outfitting · B=Building/Construction · R=Retrofit/Rebuild

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Jeff Head is an engineering consultant with many years experience in the power, defense, and computer industries. He currently works for the federal government helping maintain and protect regional infrastructure. He is a member of the U.S. Naval Institute, and is also the author of a self-published and best-selling series of military techno-thrillers called the Dragon's Fury that projects a fictional third world war arising out of current events. You can learn more about that series by clicking on the pictures of the novel covers below:

THE DRAGON'S FURY SERIES

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