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The USS Wasp (LHD-1), in March 2004. |
| Class overview |
| Name: |
Wasp |
| Builders: |
Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Operators: |
United States Navy |
| Preceded by: |
Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship |
| Succeeded by: |
America-class amphibious assault ship |
| Cost: |
$750 million each, average |
| In commission: |
1989–present |
| Completed: |
8 |
| Active: |
8 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious assault ship |
| Displacement: |
40,500 long tons (41,150 t) full load |
| Length: |
831 ft (253.2 m) |
| Beam: |
104 ft (31.8 m) |
| Draft: |
27 ft (8.1 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Two boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 shaft-horsepower;
two General Electric LM2500 geared gas turbines, two shafts (USS Makin Island) |
| Speed: |
22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Range: |
9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Boats & landing
craft carried: |
3 Landing Craft Air Cushion or
12 Landing Craft Mechanized |
| Troops: |
1,894 Marine Detachment |
| Complement: |
1,208 |
| Armament: |
Two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers
Two Sea Sparrow missile launchers
Three 20 mm Phalanx CIWS systems (LHD 5–7 with two)
Four .50 BMG machine guns
Four 25 mm Mk 38 chain guns (LHD 5–7 with three) |
| Aircraft carried: |
Actual mix depends upon the mission
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 |
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