Paul Revere class LPA
(United States)
|
Name |
No. |
Comm. |
Recom. |
Decom. |
Fate |
|
Castillia (ex-USS Paul Revere) |
L-21 (ex-LPA-248) |
1953 |
17 Jan 1980 |
2000 |
Scrapped |
|
Aragon (ex-USS Francis Marion) |
L-22 (ex-LPA-249) |
1955 |
11 Jul 1980 |
2000 |
Pierside training hulk (La Carraca, Spain) |
Notes: These vessels had an unusually good electronics fit for their intended role. There were slight variations between the two. They were “hot-transferred” directly from American to Spanish service in 1980. Aragon was the flagship of the Spanish marines for many years.
Displacement: 10,709t standard, 16,315t full Dimensions: 563’5”x76’x27’
Machinery: Steam-reduction: 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers, 1 General Electric geared steam turbine, 1 shaft
Max speed: 22kts Range: 17,000NM @ 14kts Complement: varied between 610-660
Cargo capacity: 7 LCMs, 5 LCVPs, 3 LCPs + 1657 marines
AIRCRAFT
Helipad only for 1 UH-1 in USN service; 1 AS-332 Super Puma in Spanish service
WEAPONS-Guns
x6 (3 twin) Mk33 3” 6NM AA/surface
SENSORS-Radar
AN/SPS-40 (E/F) 150NM 2D air search/14NM surface search (range, bearing)
AN/SPS-10 (G) 28NM surface search (range, bearing)
AN/SPG-34 (I/J) FC for 3” guns
SENSORS-EW
AN/WLR-1 ESM (bearing, class)
AN/ULQ-6 ECM jammer
AN/UPX-1 IFF
Mk36 SRBOC countermeasures launcher