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Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ships


Construction Data


Dimensions


Displacement Length Beam Draft

Propulsion


Machinery: Steam turbines, two shafts
Speed: 24 knots
Range/Endurance:

Personnel


Ship's Company: 86 officer, 979 enlisted
Marine Force: 1,900 troops

Flight Deck


Elevators: 2, 1 port & 1 aft
Catapults:
Arresting Gear:

Armament


Weapons: 2x Mk49 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launchers, 2x 20mm Phalanx mounts; 4x .50cal machineguns, 4x 25mm Mk38 chain guns, 2x 5-inch Mk 45 lightweight guns
Aircraft: 8x AV-8B Harrier II VSTOL aircraft, up to 35 helicopters of various types
Landing Craft: up to four Landing Craft Utility (LCU)


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Notes



Ships in Class

LHA-1 USS Tarawa LHA-2 USS Saipan LHA-3 USS Belleau Wood LHA-4 USS Nassau LHA-5 USS Pelelieu

Sources

United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ] Haze Gray & Underway [ World Wide Web icon ]