America-class Amphibious Assault Ships
Construction Data
Dimensions
Displacement
- Standard - tons
- Normal - 44,971 tons
- Full Load - 50,000 tons
- Waterline -
- Overall - 844 ft
- Flight Deck -
- Waterline -
- Overall - 106 ft
- Flight Deck -
- 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 |
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