Cleveland class amphibious transport dock

The Cleveland class of amphibious transport dock was a refinement of the Austin class. Note that some sources consider Cleveland and later ships to be a part of the Austin class, but the Naval Vessel Registry lists them as a separate class. All earlier classes are being replaced by the San Antonio class.

The Cleveland class was originally to consist of ten vessels, LPD-7 through LPD-16. Seven ships were actually completed and listed in this class, with one being converted to a command ship, Coronado (AGF-11). Trenton (LPD-14) and Ponce (LPD-15) were originally to be included in the Cleveland class, but were completed as almost identical Trenton-class LPDs. The most noticeable difference is the telescoping hanger on the Clevelands, which the earlier ships lack.

Ships

Ship	Builder	Homeport
USS Cleveland (LPD-7)	Ingalls Shipbuilding	San Diego, California
USS Dubuque (LPD-8)	Ingalls Shipbuilding	San Diego, California
USS Denver (LPD-9)[?]	Lockheed Shipbuilding[?]	San Diego, California
USS Juneau (LPD-10)	Lockheed Shipbuilding[?]	Sasebo, Japan[?]
USS Coronado (LPD/AGF-11)	Lockheed Shipbuilding[?]	San Diego, California
USS Shreveport (LPD-12)	Lockheed Shipbuilding[?]	Norfolk, Virginia
USS Nashville (LPD-13)	Lockheed Shipbuilding[?]	Norfolk, Virginia