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America class Amphibious Assault Ship - LHA |
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LHA 6 USS
America |
2013? |
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LHA 7 |
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Specifications: |
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Displacement: |
44971 long tons / 45695 metric tons (full
load) |
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Length: |
257,30 meters |
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Beam: |
32,30 meters |
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Draft: |
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Max Speed: |
20+ knots (= 37+ km/h) |
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Propulsion: |
2 marine
gas-turbines General Electric GE-2500+ (70000 shp) / 2 shafts / 2
propellers |
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Aircraft: |
up to 40 aircraft (mix depends
upon mission): F-35B JSF AV-8B Harrier II MV-22B Osprey CH-53E Super Stallion AH-1Z Viper MH-60S Seahawk |
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Armament: |
2 Mk-49
launchers for RIM-116
Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) (2 x 21 missiles) 2 Mk-29
launchers for RIM-162
NATO Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) 2 Mk-15
Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) 7 Mk-95
Mod.1 .50 cal. twin machine guns |
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Complement: |
ship:
1060 sailors (65 officers / 995 enlisted) landing force:
1687 Marines (plus 184 surge) |
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The America-class
amphibious assault ship is designed specifically to meet future Navy-Marine Corps
requirements, able to support the expanded capability of 21st century
expeditionary strike platforms such as the MV-22 Osprey helicopter and the
F-35B Joint Strike Fighter airplanes. LHA 6, the first ship of the LHA(R)
program, will be able to operate and support a detachment of 20+ Joint Strike
Fighters. LHA 6 features several aviation capabilities enhanced beyond
previous amphibious assault ships. These include an enlarged hangar deck,
realignment and expansion of the aviation maintenance facilities, a
significant increase in available stowage for parts and support equipment,
and increased aviation fuel capacity. |
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