page_title: List of naval ship classes in service
section_title: Landing craft and landing ships
hierarchical_section_title: List of naval ship classes in service / Amphibious warfare vessels / Landing craft and landing ships
caption_attribution_description: The U.S. Navy tank landing ship USS LST-942 underway soon after completion, circa late 1944. LST-942 is painted in Camouflage Measure 31, Design 8L or Design 18L. LST-942 was laid down on 1 August 1944 at Hingham, Massachssetts (USA), by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 6 September 1944; and commissioned on 26 September 1944. During World War II, LST-942 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater and participated in the Visayan Islands landings in April 1945. Following the war, she performed occupation duty in the Far East until mid-February 1946. LST-942 returned to the United States and was decommissioned on 26 June 1946 and struck from the Navy list on 31 July that same year. On 10 June 1948, the ship was sold to the Humble Oil &amp; Refining Co., of Houston, Texas (USA), for operation.
context_page_description: The list of naval ship classes in service includes all combatant surface classes in service currently with navies or armed forces and auxiliaries in the world. Ships are grouped by type, and listed alphabetically within.
  List of submarine classes in service
  List of auxiliary ship classes in service
context_section_description: Balikpapan-class (LHC) Heavy Landing Craft
  Builder:
   Australia
  Displacement:
  364 tons (standard), 503 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Papua New Guinea Maritime Element: 3 in service
   Philippine Navy: 5 in service
  Barbe class (Type 520) Landing Craft Utility
  Builder:
   Germany
  Displacement:
  430 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   German Navy: 2 in service
   Hellenic Navy: 11 in service
  BATRAL class (Champlain) Medium Landing Ship
  Builder:
   France
  Displacement:
  770 tons (standard), 1,300 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   French Navy:  5 in service
  Dyugon class (Project 21820) Small Landing Ship
  Builder:
   Russia
  Displacement:
  280 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Russian Navy: 5 in service
  Hoyerswerda class (Project 109, NATO reporting name "FROSCH") Medium Landing Ship
  Builder:
   East Germany
  Displacement:
  1,744 tons
  Operator:
   Indonesian Navy: 12 in service
  Ivan Gren class (Project 11711) Large Landing Ship
  Builder:
   Russia
  Displacement:
  5,080 tons (standard), 6,000 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Russian Navy: 2 in service
  Jason class (LST) Tank Landing Ship
  Builder:
   Greece
  Displacement:
  4,470 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Hellenic Navy: 5 in service
  Kumbhir class (LST) Tank Landing Ship
  Builder:
   India
  Displacement:
  1,120 tons (standard)
  Operator:
   Indian Navy: 4 in service
  LST 117 class (LST) Tank Landing Ship
  Builder:
   United States
  Displacement:
  2,366 tons
  Operator:
   Indonesian Navy: 3 in service
  LST Mk.2 class (LST) Tank Landing Ship
  Builder:
   United States
  Displacement:
  1,809 tons (light), 3,942 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Argentine Navy: 12 in service
   Chilean Navy: 2 in service
   Ecuadorian Navy: 3 in service
   Indonesian Navy: 4 in service
   Korean People's Army Naval Force: 4 in service
   Philippine Navy: 2 in service 1 serve as an outpost
   Republic of Singapore Navy: 4 in service
   Vietnam People's Navy: 1 in service
  Newport class (LST) Tank Landing Ship
  Builder:
   United States
  Displacement:
  4,793 tons (light), 8,500 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Royal Australian Navy: 2 in service
   Brazilian Navy: 1 in service
   Royal Moroccan Navy: 1 in service
   Mexican Navy: 2 in service
   Republic of China Navy: 2 in service
  Magar class (LST) Tank Landing Ship
  Builder:
   India
  Displacement:
  5,665 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Indian Navy: 2 in service
  Ondatra class (Project 1176, NATO reporting name "Akula") Small Landing Ship
  Builder:
   Soviet Union
  Displacement:
  107.3 tons (full loaded)
  Operator:
   Georgian Navy: 2 in service
   Russian Navy: 4 in service
   Ukrainian Navy: 1 in service
  Polnocny class (NS-722) Medium Landing Ship
  Builder:
   Poland
  Displacement:
  1,410 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Yemeni Navy: 1 in service
  Polnocny A class (Project 770) Medium Landing Ship
  Builder:
   Poland
  Displacement:
  800 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Azerbaijani Navy: 2 in service
   Bulgarian Navy: 1 in service
   Egyptian Navy: 3 in service
  Polnocny B class (Project 771) Medium Landing Ship
  Builder:
   Poland
  Displacement:
  834 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Algerian National Navy: 1 in service
   Azerbaijani Navy: 2 in service
   Russian Navy: 6 in service
   Syrian Arab Navy: 3 in service
   Vietnam People's Navy: 3 in service
  Polnocny C class (Project 773) Medium Landing Ship
  Builder:
   Poland
  Displacement:
  1,150 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Libyan Navy: 2 in service
   Ukrainian Navy: 1 in service
  Polnocny D class (Project 773U) Medium Landing Ship
  Builder:
   Poland
  Displacement:
  1,233 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Indian Navy: 4 in service
  Ropucha I class (Project 775) Large Landing Ship
  Builder:
   Soviet Union
  Displacement:
  2,200 tons (standard), 4,080 tons (full loaded)
  Operator:
   Russian Navy: 12 in service
  Ropucha II class (Project 775M) Large Landing Ship
  Builder:
   Soviet Union
  Displacement:
  2,200 tons (standard), 4,080 tons (full loaded)
  Operator:
   Russian Navy: 4 in service
  Runnymede class (LCU 2000) Large Landing Craft
  Builder:
   United States
  Displacement:
  584 tons (standard), 1,104 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   United States Army:  35 in service
  Serna class (Project 11771) Landing Craft Utility
  Builder:
   Russia
  Displacement:
  61 tons (standard), 99.7 tons (full load)
  Operator:
   Estonian Navy: 1 in serv
caption: LST Mk.2 class - (LST) Tank Landing Ship
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