N07-095-398 USS COMSTOCK LSD-45

USS Comstock (LSD-45) is an American Dock Landing Ship, the keel of which was laid in October 1986, was launched in January 1988, and entered service in 1990. The total length of the ship at the time of launching was 186 m, width 26 m, with a full displacement of about 16,200 tons. The maximum speed is over 20 knots. The armament of the unit includes: 2 25mm Mk.38 cannons, 2 20mm Vulcan Phalanx CIWS sets or 2 RIM-116 RAM launchers. USS Comstock (LSD-45) belongs to the Whidby Island class of landing ships. The ships included in it were developed to first supplement and then replace the Anchorage-class units. Compared to their predecessors, they have been significantly enlarged, have more extensive defensive weapons, as well as a completely different engine and a much more powerful propulsion system. Whidby Island units can carry out operations with the use of LCAC hovercraft, various types of amphibious vehicles and landing boats, but also helicopters and V-22 powered-lifts. The USS Comstock (LSD-45) was built at Avondale Shipbuilding in New Orleans, Louisiana. The unit went down in the history of the US Navy because it was the first in its history to have a fully integrated crew of men and women. Since 2002, the ship has been assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group 3 operating in the Pacific. It is assumed that the ship will be placed in reserve in 2026.