Wasp class amphibious assault ship
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Missing image USS_Wasp_(LHD_1).jpg port bow view of
Wasp (LHD-1)
Missing image Lhd1_uss_wasp209.jpg port quarter view of
Wasp , showing
LCAC
The Wasp class amphibious assault ships United States Navy are designed to land forces on hostile shores, and they are the largest vessels of the type in service anywhere in the world. To the untrained eye they look identical to an aircraft carrier. However, despite the fact that they normally carry a small number of AV-8B Harrier II aircraft, and have a secondary role supporting this type in larger numbers, their primary role is not operating fixed wing aircraft. They have a large airwing of helicopters which are dedicated to ferrying troops and equipment ashore from the ships. They also possess a well deck for launching smaller landing craft such as the hovercraft LCAC . The Wasp class vessels are derived from the earlier Tarawa class
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding , Pascagoula , Mississippi
Power Plant: Two boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 shaft horsepower (52 MW); General Electric LM2500 gas turbines , two geared turbines, two shafts in Makin Island )
Length: 844 ft (253.2 m)
Beam: 106 ft (31.8 m)
Displacement: Approx. 40,500 tons (41,150 metric tons) full load
Speed: 20 knots (23.5 mph, 37 km/h)
Aircraft: number carried varies depending on mission. Possible airwings include:
Ships:
USS Wasp (LHD 1) , Norfolk, Virginia
USS Essex (LHD 2) , Sasebo, Japan
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) , Norfolk, Virginia
USS Boxer (LHD 4) , San Diego, California
USS Bataan (LHD 5) , Norfolk, Virginia
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) , San Diego, California
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - Norfolk, Virginia
USS Makin Island (LHD 8) - Under construction at Pascagoula, Mississippi
Crew:
Ships Company: 104 officers, 1,004 enlisted
Marine Detachment: 1,894
Armament: Two RAM launchers; two NATO Sea Sparrow launchers; three 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts (two on LHD 5-7); four .50 cal. machine guns; four 25 mm Mk 38 machine guns (LHD 5-7 have three 25 mm Mk 38 machine guns).
Date Deployed: July 29, 1989 (Wasp )
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