Meanings of amphibious ships in English

The three amphibious ships specialize in moving people and equipment quickly onto shore.

Naval analyst Bob Work says that big-deck amphibious ships won't be used for such humanitarian missions once the Marines depart Iraq.

The U.S. Second Fleet in Norfolk, Virginia has also ordered three amphibious ships to set sail for Haitian waters as soon as possible.

In the past couple years, while the Marines were fighting in Iraq, the Navy's amphibious ships stayed busy testing out different humanitarian concepts.

The Marines, Inside Defense notes, want another $3 billion; more than half of that is for the controversial San Antonio-class amphibious ships.

The Pentagon was sending an aircraft carrier and three amphibious ships, including one that can carry up to 2,000 Marines.

Separately, the Pentagon is also sending an aircraft carrier and three amphibious ships, including one that can carry up to 2,000 Marines.

Since 2005, China has also built a fleet of six Type 071 amphibious ships, according to a 2019 report from the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.