Landing platform helicopter (LPH) is a term used by some navies to denote a type of amphibious warfare ship designed primarily to operate as a launch and recovery platform for helicopters and other VTOL aircraft.

The Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH) would be the first ships to operate helicopters for large scale air assault behind beaches. One major defect of the LPH concept was that these ships did not carry landing craft to disembark Marines when weather or hostile anti-aircraft systems grounded helicopters; only Inchon would be modified to carry two ...

The Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy were the first amphibious assault ships designed and built as dedicated helicopter carriers, capable of operating up to 20 helicopters to carry up to 1,800 marines ashore. [1]

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LPH-1 ( as Taken from Naval Records) USS Block Island (formerly CVE 106) was the first ship designated as a helicopter-assault ship, or LPH. Conversion work began in January 1958, but was cancelled six months later and such funds were designated to construct the first of a total new class of US Navy Carriers.

The USS Block Island (ex-CVE-106), a decommissioned World War II–vintage escort carrier, received the designation LPH-1 in 1957. She held that for two years before being redesignated to her CVE number and then scrapped in 1960, without ever …

Reclassified as an "Amphibious Assault Ship (Helicopter)" and redesignated LPH-1, 22 Dec 1957, but conversion cancelled in Jun 1958. Reverted to original CVE designation, 17 Feb 1959.

The Block Island was classified as the LPH-1 on 22 December 1957 although she was never used as an amphibious assault ship. Work had begun on 2 January 1958, but budgets were tight.

The Amphibious Assault Ships were designed to transport fully equipped Marine Assault Troops into combat areas and land them by helicopter at designated inland points.

Apr 7, 2020 · At this juncture, the Navy was planning to embark Marine Corps air groups on board carriers to provide close air support for the amphibious assaults and island warfare so characteristic of the...