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Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ships

LHD-1 USS Wasp


Highlights of Ship's Service History



 [USS Wasp photo]
USS Wasp (LHD-1) underway,
date and location unknown.
US Navy photo

Photo source: NavSource [ World Wide Web icon ]
28 Feb 1984
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Contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
30 May 1985
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Keel laid
04 Aug 1987
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Launched
29 Jul 1989
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Commissioned
2009
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In service, assigned to Battle Force/Atlantic Fleet, homeported in Norfolk, VA.

Sources

Ship's Official Website  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Haze Gray & Underway [ World Wide Web icon ]