HMAS Kanimbla (L 51)

The Royal Australian Navy landing platform amphibious HMAS Kanimbla (L 51) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach/Released)

USS Frederick (LST-1184)

The U.S. Navy tank landing ship, USS Frederick (LST-1184) dropped it‘s bow ramp, to take on U.S. Marines and equipment. U.S. Tank landing ships (LST) are used to transport and land tanks, amphibious vehicles and other rolling stock in amphibious assault operations. (Photo: Navy/Photographer’s Mated 3rd Class Laine Altshuler)

ARM Usumacinta (A-412)

Mexican Navy ship Usumacinta (A-412), formerly USS Frederick (LST-1184), arrives in Pearl Harbor for a 10-day port visit. Usumacinta was a Pearl Harbor based ship, before it was decommissioned on October 5, 2002 and later sold to the Mexican Navy in December 2002. Usumacinta returned to Pearl Harbor to retrieve machinery parts from the several decommissioned tank-landing ships maintained in the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer’s Mate 1st Class William R. Goodwin)

RFN BDK-11

The Russian Federated Navy (RFN) tank landing ship, BDK-11, prepares to moor at Apra Harbor. The Russian ship is one of four RFN ships and two U.S. Navy ships, which participated in passing exercise (PASSEX) 2006, off the coast of Guam. PASSEX is an exercise designed to increase interoperability between the two navies while enhancing the strong cooperative relationship between Russia and the United States. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Edward N. Vasquez)