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Blue Ridge class based on LPH class?
I was stationed on a LPH amphibious helicopter ship in the 1980's. I can't help but notice the Blue Ridge class amphibious ship has a similar hull design. Does anyone know if they used the LPH hull as a basis for the Blue Ridge design? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.165.17.120 (talk) 08:30, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Possible Answer
According to U.S. amphibious ships and craft: an illustrated design history By Norman Friedman, the Blue Ridge class was based upon an LPH hull with modifications.

See http://books.google.com/books?id=oWX-x0b4pw4C&pg=PA429&lpg=PA429&dq=lph+hull+ridge&source=bl&ots=evs06-BKoF&sig=5M8T8Qi39tr6i1sDe33vMVgcpcU&hl=en&ei=sxiwS5_MJYGB8gb_0O3qCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CBwQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=lph%20hull%20ridge&f=false —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.171.103.106 (talk) 03:10, 29 March 2010 (UTC)