Syark Navy (SNF) - 1/700 Dragon Model USS LPD 17 San Antonio












1/700 Dragon Model USS LPD 17 San Antonio

Modeler Luqmanul Hakim

In the early of month December 2015, I would like to share another Navy Diorama that has been procure by me hahahaha. This one most likely is the newest LPD from US Navy. USS San Antonio (LPD-17), the lead ship of her class of amphibious transport dock or landing platform dock, is the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of San Antonio, Texas. The ship is designed to deliver up to 800 Marines ashore by landing craft and helicopters.

The LPD 17 can carry out 4 Sea Knight or 2 MV22 during the operation and 2 LCAC or 1 LCU for amphibious operation and this ship can ac commanded 800 marines in one certain time. 

This ship has been installed with Two 30 mm Bushmaster II cannons, for surface threat defense; MK46 30mm and GDLS Two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers for air defense with Electronic Warfare and Decoys such like Radar: AN/SPS-48E, AN/SPQ-9B, AN/SPS-73 and EW: AN/SLQ-25A Nixie, AN/SLQ-32A(V)2, Mark 36 SRBOC, MK 53 / Nulka.

USS San Antonio served as a flagship for Combined Task Force 151, the multi-national anti-piracy naval force off Somalia. The ship acted as an Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB) for the following force elements:

  • 14-member U.S. Navy visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team.
  • 8-member U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) 405.
  • Scout Sniper Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26 MEU) cross-decked from the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7).
  • 3rd platoon of the 26 MEU 'Golf' Infantry Company, a military police detachment, and intelligence personnel.
  • Fleet Surgical Team 8 with level-two surgical capability to deal with trauma, surgical, critical care and medical evacuation needs.
  • Approximately 75 Marines with six AH-1W Super Cobra and two UH-1N Huey helicopters from the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) of the 26th MEU cross-decked from the USS Iwo Jima.
  • Three HH-60H helicopters from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 3 (HS-3) cross-decked from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71).
  • During its time off Africa, the crew boarded 20 foreign vessels. The crew discovered hidden explosives on one of the vessels. The ship returned to Norfolk on 27 March 2009.
wikipedia hehehehe

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