Wasp Class LHD

Wasp Class LHD (Multi-Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship) – 8 units

LHD-1 – Wasp – Commissioned: 1989 – №: 1 – Homeport: Norfolk

LHD-2 – Essex – Commissioned: 1992 – №: 2 – Homeport: San Diego

LHD-3 – Kearsarge – Commissioned: 1993 – №: 3 – Homeport: Norfolk

LHD-4 – Boxer – Commissioned: 1995 – №: 4 – Homeport: San Diego

LHD-5 – Bataan – Commissioned: 1997 – №: 5 – Homeport: Norfolk

LHD-6 – Bonhomme Richard – Commissioned: 1998 – №: 6 – Homeport: Sasebo

LHD-7 – Iwo Jima – Commissioned: 2001 – №: 7 – Homeport: Norfolk

LHD-8 – Makin Island – Commissioned: 2009 – №: 8 – Homeport: San Diego

Displacement: 41,150 tons full load

Length: 253.2 m

Beam: 31.8 m

Draft: 8.1 m

Propulsion: 2 boilers, 2 geared steam turbines, 2 shafts, 70,000 shaft-horsepower

Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h)

Range: 17,600 km at 18 knots (33 km/h)

Boats & landing craft carried:

3 Landing Craft Air Cushion or 12 Landing Craft Mechanized;

2 General Electric LM2500 geared gas turbines, 2 shafts (USS Makin Island)

Troops: 1,894 Marine Detachment

Complement: 1,208

Sensors and processing systems:

1 AN/SPS-49 2-D Air Search Radar;

1 AN/SPS-48 3-D Air Search Radar;

1 AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar;

1 Mark 23 Target Acquisition System (TAS);

1 AN/SPN-43 Marshalling Air Traffic Control Radar;

1 AN/SPN-35 Air Traffic Control Radar;

1 AN/URN-25 TACAN system;

1 AN/UPX-24 Identification Friend Foe

Armament:

2× Rolling Airframe Missile launchers;

2× Sea Sparrow missile launchers;

3× 20 mm Phalanx CIWS systems (LHD 5-8 with 2);

4× 25 mm Mark 38 chain guns (LHD 5-8 with 3);

4× Browning .50 BMG machine guns;

Aircraft carried

Standard Complement:

6 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft;

4 AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter;

12 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or 4+ MV-22 Osprey;

4 CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters;

3-4 UH-1N Huey helicopters

Assault:

42 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or 22+ MV-22 Osprey

Sea Control:

20 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft;

6 SH-60F/HH-60H ASW helicopters