Caption:
Gulf of Mexico (Jan. 15, 2006) - Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 50
transits alongside the amphibious transport dock ship dock ship USS San
Antonio (LPD 17), during a friends and family day cruise. The San
Antonio-class will functionally replace over 41 ships (LPD 4, LSD 36,
LKA 113 and LST 1179 classes of amphibious ships) providing the Navy
and Marine Corps with modern sea-based platforms. San Antonio will be
homeported in Norfolk, Va. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman
Apprentice Charles A. Ordoqui (RELEASED)
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