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2. Wasp-class amphibious assault ship - Wikipedia

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   The Wasp-class is a class of landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy.Based on the Tarawa class, with modifications to operate more advanced aircraft and landing craft, the Wasp-class is capable of transporting almost the full strength of a United States Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and landing them in hostile territory via ...

3. America-class amphibious assault ship - Wikipedia

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   The America class (formerly the LHA(R) class) is a ship class of landing helicopter assault (LHA) type amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy (USN). The class is designed to put ashore a Marine Expeditionary Unit using helicopters and MV-22B Osprey V/STOL transport aircraft, supported by AV-8B Harrier II or F-35 Lightning II V/STOL aircraft and various attack helicopters.

4. USS Wasp (LHD-1) - Wikipedia

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   6 SH-60F / HH-60H ASW helicopters. USS Wasp (LHD-1) is a United States Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship, and the lead ship of her class. She is the tenth USN vessel to bear the name since 1775, with the last two ships named Wasp being aircraft carriers. She was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula ...

5. USS Essex (LHD-2) - Wikipedia

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   USS Essex (LHD-2) is a Wasp -class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) in service with the United States Navy. The amphibious assault ship was built at what is now Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was launched 23 February 1991 and commissioned on 17 October 1992 while moored at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island.

6. USS America (LHA-6) - Wikipedia

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   UH-1Y Venom. AH-1Z Viper. MH-60S Knighthawk. USS America (LHA-6), is an amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy and the lead ship of the America -class amphibious assault ship. The fourth U.S. warship to be named for the United States of America, she was delivered in spring of 2014, replacing Peleliu of the Tarawa class.

7. USS Bougainville (LHA-8) - Wikipedia

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   USS. Bougainville. (LHA-8) Two marine gas turbines, two shafts, 70,000 bhp (52,000 kW), two 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) auxiliary propulsion motors. USS Bougainville (LHA-8) is an America -class amphibious assault ship currently under construction for the United States Navy. [9] She will be the second Navy ship to be named Bougainville.