[Mariner]

An LHA or LHD can carry an entire BLT.

We put all of BLT 1/3 on the USS Tarawa for more than one cruise. Plus air support.

Scattered among the other 4 ships in the group was about 400 more assault troops plus a bunch of supplies and administration.

40,000 tons. >900ft long and >200ft wide. Hell the flight desk was over 90ft above the waterline.

1,300 Marines and 900 sailors.

[Mariner]

Correction: 1900 Marines and 900 Sailors.

[BwanaNdege]

Everything I was on was 10,000 tons or so, except the Valley Forge LPH-8, 27,000 tons, but it was a WWII Essex class CV prior to being converted to LPH.

Coronado LPD 10,000 tons (sister ship to the USS Ponce)
Alamo LSD 6,880 tons
Paul Revere LPA 16,828 tons
Iwo Jima LPH-2 10,717 tons
Okinawa LPH-3 10,717 tons