Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ships
Construction Data
Dimensions
Displacement
- Standard - 28,050 tons
- Normal - tons
- Full Load - 41,133 tons
- Waterline - 778 ft
- Overall - 844 ft
- Flight Deck -
- Waterline - 106 ft
- Overall - 110 ft
- Flight Deck -
- Standard -
- Normal -
- Full Load - 28 ft
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.
Refits
Notes
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 Wikipedia Haze Gray & Underway |
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