What is the beam of a US Navy San Antonio-class ship (LPD-17) in meters?

What is the beam of a US Navy San Antonio-class ship (LPD-17) in meters?

• A. 32 meters
• B. 31 meters
• C. 33 meters
• D. 34 meters

Answer: (A)

The beam is the ship’s widest horizontal dimension, the distance across the hull at its widest point, measured perpendicular to the length. It matters for stability, deck space, and how the ship fits alongside a pier or in a cradle. For the San Antonio‑class ships, the official specification lists a beam of 105 feet. Converting to meters: 105 feet × 0.3048 meters/foot ≈ 32.0 meters. So the beam is about 32 meters. The other choices don’t match the published width.

The beam is the ship’s widest horizontal dimension, the distance across the hull at its widest point, measured perpendicular to the length. It matters for stability, deck space, and how the ship fits alongside a pier or in a cradle.

For the San Antonio‑class ships, the official specification lists a beam of 105 feet. Converting to meters: 105 feet × 0.3048 meters/foot ≈ 32.0 meters. So the beam is about 32 meters.

The other choices don’t match the published width.