@ Steven,,that sounds about right,,the more sophisticated the name the more money flows.

Captain Ted I understand, I mean, really, what is the difference between a "Littoral Combat Ship" and a "Corvette" or "Patrol Ship"? I think sometimes they just try to get the name that will sound the newest and get more funding.

The pennant number is in the information, for some reason it is not showing up in the picture

@ Steven,, thanks infos,, I did not mean if it as the right cathegory,,it was just a question because have really no idea why they are called this or that,, I never figured out by now what the difference between a destroyer and a frigate,, or me thwy are all Navy !!!

Pennant number LHD-1 (should be added)

The navy terms them "Amphibious Warfare Ships" and "Amphibious Assault Ships", and LHD stands for "Landing, Helicopter, Dock". However the category I put in Shipspotting was the closest one I could find. Guess it is all in how you want to say it.

Landing Ships,,, they are called so because they have everything aboard to make an invasion onto a beach for example,, i.e. Landing,,,,, or ?