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Amphibious Assault Ships – LHA

Landing Ship – Helicopter Assault

Class

Ship(s)   (year of commissioning)

 

 

Tarawa (5 ships)

INFO – Amphibious Assault Ship / Tarawa – Class

 

LHA 1 USS Tarawa (1976)

 

LHA 2 USS Saipan (1977)

 

LHA 3 USS Belleau Wood (1978)

 

LHA 4 USS Nassau (1979)

 

LHA 5 USS Peleliu (1980)

 

 

America (? ships)

INFO – Amphibious Assault Ship / America – Class

 

LHA 6 USS America (2012?)

 

 

 

 

Amphibious Assault Ships – LHD

Landing Ship – Helicopter Dock

Class

Ship(s)   (year of commissioning)

 

 

Wasp (8 ships)

INFO – Amphibious Assault Ship / Wasp – Class

 

LHD 1 USS Wasp (1989)

 

LHD 2 USS Essex (1992)

 

LHD 3 USS Kearsarge (1993)

 

LHD 4 USS Boxer (1995)

 

LHD 5 USS Bataan (1997)

 

LHD 6 USS Bonhomme Richard (1998)

 

LHD 7 USS Iwo Jima (2001)

 

LHD 8 USS Makin Island (2009?)

 

 

 

 

Amphibious Assault Ships – LPH

Landing Platform, Helicopter

Class

Ship(s)   (year of commissioning)

 

 

Iwo Jima (7 ships)

INFO – Amphibious Assault Ship / Iwo Jima – Class

 

LPH 2 USS Iwo Jima (1961)

 

LPH 3 USS Okinawa (1962)

 

LPH 7 USS Guadalcanal (1963)

 

LPH 9 USS Guam (1965)

 

LPH 10 USS Tripoli (1966)

 

LPH 11 USS New Orleans (1968)

 

LPH 12 USS Inchon (1970)

last update: 02-04-2008

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