(DoD) A ship designed to transport and launch loaded amphibious craft and/or amphibian vehicles with their crews and embarked personnel and/or equipment and to render limited docking and repair services to small ships and craft. Also called LSD.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). dock landing ship. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/dock_landing_ship/definitions/1961441 |
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