Ghost-class Landing Helicopter Dock

Designed and built as a replacement to the Shrieker-class LHAs, built in the 1970s and 80s, as well as to bolster the amphibious assault fleet for Operation Arrowhead, the Ghost-class Landing Helicopter Docks are a much required upgrade from the previous class. The ten vessels are 220 metres long by 30 metres wide, a 70 by 5 metre improvement. In addition they also have a much larger weapons arsenal along with higher capacity for modern aircraft and vehicles.

Fate of the class
NDF-NS Ghost (LHD-0101) is still in active duty with the Normanland Defence Force Navy (NDF-N) under the 2nd Fleet.

NDF-NS Reaper (LHD-0102) was sunk in 2018 by submarines from the Resbin Navy. Reaper was the largest vessel sunk in the Circle War.

NDF-NS Ardent (LHD-0103) is still in active duty with the NDF-N under the 2nd Fleet.

NDF-NS Garret (LHD-0104) is still in active duty with the NDF-N under the 1st Fleet.

NDF-NS Christopher (LHD-0105) is still in active duty with the NDF-N under the 2nd Fleet.

NDF-NS Maya Island (LHD-0106) is still in active duty with the NDF-N under the 1st Fleet.

NDF-NS Jackson (LHD-0107) is currently in drydock at Shipwreck Island undergoing repairs from a missile attack. She is normally assigned to the 2nd Fleet.

NDF-NS Renegade (LHD-0108) is still in active duty with the NDF-N under the 3rd Fleet.

Weapons capabilites
Made in a time where missile assault was constant, the Ghost-class are outfitted with a weapons load equivalent to that of a frigate. All ships have three Phoenix CIWS mounts, a 16-cell Mark 41 VLS capable of firing ASROC, SM-2/6, AM-8 and most other weapons used by the Mark 41, half a dozen 30mm remotely-operated autocannons and an assortment of M2HB Browning HMGs and M134F miniguns.

Aircraft
Ghost-class vessels, being larger than their predecessor class, have a hangar and facilities capable of maintaining up to 30 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft of types from the following; MH-60R Seahawk, M101 Guardian, MS101 Sea Guardian, MCH-47 Chinook, AH-64D/E Apache, AV-8B Harrier and F-35B Lightning II.

Some of the vessels have been used as escort carriers, maintaining a full load of Sea Guardians, Seahawks and Lightning IIs while escorting convoys.

Boats/vehicles
The vessels have a large welldeck that can carry 4 Landing Craft Medium-Ghosts, 2 Landing Craft Large-Ghosts and eight RHIBs, and can operate them in conditions up to Sea State 6. A large and medium vehicle deck holds any vehicle between the LRRV Mark 4s, Challenger IIFs and MBT-14 Armata.