Wasp class amphibious assault ship
- Wasp class amphibious assault ship
The "Wasp" class amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy are designed to land forces on hostile shores, and they are the largest vessels of this type in service anywhere in the world. They are named after former aircraft carriers, US Marine Corps battles such as the USS Iwo Jima, and previous amphibious assault ships. The Wasp Class has an air group of helicopters that are used to ferry Marines and equipment to the shore from the ships. These helicopters are supplemented by a squadron of up to eight AV-8B Harrier V/STOL attack aircraft. They also possess a "well"-deck for launching smaller landing craft, up to three Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft or Landing Craft Utility (LCUs). The "Wasp" class ship design was derived from the earlier "Tarawa" class design. The "Tarawa"-class ships have a "notched" flight deck and forward sponsons, which originally carried two 5-inch rapid-fire guns, while the "Wasp" class has a squared-off forward flight deck and no forward sponsons. In addition, the "Wasp" class are 24 feet longer to better accommodate the LCAC landing craft. Each "Wasp"-class warship has 600 hospital beds and six operating rooms.
The "Wasp" class was built at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. The first ship of the class, the USS|Wasp|LHD-1 was launched on July 29 1989.
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* USS "Makin Island" (LHD 8) — Under construction at Pascagoula, Mississippi
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* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/lhd-1.htm Extensive information from Global Security]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/lhd-1-gallery.htm Photo gallery]
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