The US Marine Corps needed a faster company-sized landing ship

What should the US Marine Corps' new small amphibious ships look like?

A faster modern LST able to move and land a self-contained company directly ashore.

The Marine Corps requirement amounted to a faster and more efficient reinvention of the landing ship tank. The desired vessel would carry a self-contained company or a slightly larger force. It would need enough speed to shift among littoral positions while retaining the ability to land directly on a beach. The concept trades the capacity of a large amphibious ship for distributed mobility and tactical responsiveness.