Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship, US Navy. 1985 in service Builder: Avondale Shy. 185.6m x 25.6m, fully loaded: 15,939 ts, 20 + kn, 22 Officers, 391 crews, up to 500 Marines plus equipment. The ship type was specially developed to take along the LCACs that were developed at the same time. A maximum of 5 can be carried. If the deck is empty, 2 helicopters can operate at the same time Range is 8000 sm. A 60t and a 20t crane are used to load the well deck. The Whidbey Island class includes a total of 8 units (LD 41 to LD 48)