Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

1. Wasp-class amphibious assault ship · Wikipedia revision 1370061917 ↗

   Name

   Infobox · Name

   Wasp class

   Builders

   Infobox · Builders

   Ingalls Shipbuilding

   Operators

   Infobox · Operators

   United States Navy

   Preceded by

   Infobox · Preceded by

   Tarawa class

   Succeeded by

   Infobox · Succeeded by

   America class

   Cost

   Infobox · Cost

   Roughly 2.28 billion in 2024 dollars

   In commission

   Infobox · In commission

   1989–present

   Completed

   Infobox · Completed

   8

   Active

   Infobox · Active

   7

   Retired

   Infobox · Retired

   1

   Type

   Infobox · Type

   Amphibious assault ship with aircraft carrying capability

   Displacement

   Infobox · Displacement

   40,500 long tons (41,150 t) full load

   Length

   Infobox · Length

   843 ft (257 m)

   Beam

   Infobox · Beam

   104 ft (31.8 m)

   Draft

   Infobox · Draft

   27 ft (8.1 m)

   Installed power

   Infobox · Installed power

   Two boilers 70,000 shp (52,000 kW)

   Propulsion

   Infobox · Propulsion

   Two geared steam turbines, two shafts; Two General Electric LM2500 geared gas turbines , two shafts (USS Makin Island )

   Speed

   Infobox · Speed

   22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)

   Range

   Infobox · Range

   9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)

   Well deck dimensions

   Infobox · Well deck dimensions

   266-by-50-foot (81 by 15.2 m) by 28-foot (8.5 m) high

   Boats & landing craft carried

   Infobox · Boats & landing craft carried

   3 Landing Craft Air Cushion or 2 Landing Craft Utility or 12 Landing Craft Mechanized

   Troops

   Infobox · Troops

   1,687 troops (plus 184 surge) Marine Detachment

   Complement

   Infobox · Complement

   66 officers, 1,004 enlisted

   Sensors & processing systems

   Infobox · Sensors & 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 Mk23 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

   Infobox · Armament

   2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers 2 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile launchers 3 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS systems (LHD 5–8 with two) 4 × 25 mm Mk 38 Machine Gun Systems (LHD 5–8 with three) 4 × .50 BMG machine guns

   Aircraft carried

   Infobox · Aircraft carried

   Actual mix depends on the mission Standard Complement: 6 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft or 6 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters 4 AH-1W / Z Super Cobra / Viper attack helicopter 12 MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor 4 CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters 3–4 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters Assault: 22+ MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor Sea Control: 20 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft or 20 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters 6 SH-60F / HH-60H ASW helicopters

   Aviation facilities

   Infobox · Aviation facilities

   Hangar deck

   Landing craft carried

   Infobox · Boats & landing craft carried

   Boats & landing craft carried 3 Landing Craft Air Cushion or 2 Landing Craft Utility or 12 Landing Craft Mechanized

   Troop capacity

   Infobox · Troops

   Troops 1,687 troops (plus 184 surge) Marine Detachment

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   Country of origin

   Structured reference · explicit country of origin (P495) statement

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