America-class Amphibious Assault Ships

Construction Data

Dimensions

Displacement

Standard - tons
Normal - 44,971 tons
Full Load - 50,000 tons

Length

Waterline -
Overall - 844 ft
Flight Deck -

Beam

Waterline -
Overall - 106 ft
Flight Deck -

Draft

Standard -
Normal -
Full Load -

Propulsion

Machinery: Two LM2500+ gas turbines, 50 Mw output, two shafts
Speed: 22+ knots
Range/Endurance:

Personnel

Ship's Company: 65 officers, 1,000 enlisted
Marine Force: 1,687 troops

Flight Deck

Elevators: 2; 1 ea. port/starboard
Catapults:
Arresting Gear:

Armament

Weapons: 2x Mk29 NATO Evolved Sea Sparrow launchers, 2x Mk29 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launchers, 3x 20mm Phalanx mounts, 8x .50cal machine guns
Aircraft: 10x F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, 12x MV-22 Osprey VTOL tilt-rotor, 4x CH-53E Sea Stallion heavy-lift helicopters, 8x AH-1Z Apache attack helicopters, 4x MH-60S Seahawk multiple-mission helicopters

Refits

Notes

The America-class ships will not have a "wet deck" for launching landing craft, amphibious assault vehicles or air-cushion craft.

Ships in Class

LHA-6 USS America

Sources
Wikipedia NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy

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