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Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ships


Construction Data


Dimensions


Displacement Length Beam Draft

Propulsion


Machinery: Geared steam turbines, two shafts
Speed: 22 knots
Range/Endurance:

Personnel


Ship's Company: 73 officer, 1009 enlisted
Marine Force: 1,875 troops

Flight Deck


Elevators: 2, 1 each port/starboard
Catapults:
Arresting Gear:

Armament


Weapons: 2x 8-cell NATO Sea Sparrow missile launchers, 2x 21-cell Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launchers, 3x 20mm Phalanx mounts, 8x .50 cal machineguns
Aircraft: Standard complement - 6x AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft, 4x AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter, 12x CH-46 Sea Knight troop/cargo transport helicopters, 3x CH-53 Sea Stallion heavy-lift helicopters, 3x UH-1N Huey utility helicopters
Assault complement - 42x CH-46 Sea Knight troop/cargo transport helicopters
Sea Control complement - 20x AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft, 6x SH-60F/HH-60H helicopters configured for anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
Landing Craft: up to three Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft or Landing Craft Utility (LCU). May also embark amphibious assault vehicles as part of the Marine force's equipment.


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Ships in Class

LHD-1 USS Wasp LHD-2 USS Essex LHD-3 USS Kearsarge LHD-4 USS Boxer LHD-5 USS Bataan LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima LHD-8 USS Makin Island

Sources

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