Hello Wartislasulzer,

That really is a lot of information on these three ships.
Thank you very much.

Regards,
Wil

USS SOMERSET LPD-25
Namesake: Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Awarded: 21 December 2007
Builder: Avondale Shipyard
Laid down: 11 December 2009
Launched: 14 April 2012
Sponsored by: Mrs. Mary Jo Myers
Christened: 28 July 2012
Commissioned: 1 March 2014
Homeport: San Diego, California
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock
Displacement: 25,000 tons full
Length: 208.5m (684ft) overall, 201.4m (661ft) waterline
Beam: 31.9m (105ft) extreme, 29.5m (97ft) waterline
Draft: 7m (23ft)
Propulsion: Four Colt-Pielstick diesel engines, two shafts, 40,000hp 30MWS
Speed: 22 knots (41km/h)
Boats and landing craft carried:
Two LCACs (air cushion) or one LCU (conventional)
Capacity: 699 (66 officers, 633 enlisted); up to to 800 total.
Complement: 28 officers, 333 enlisted
Armament:
2 x 30mm Bushmaster II cannons, for surface threat defence,
2 x Rolling Airframe Missile launchers for air defense
Aircraft carried: 4 x CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or 2 x MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft may be launched or recovered simultaneously.