The lead ship, USS Wasp (LHD 1) was commissioned in July 1989 in ... more flexible Command and Control capability. LHA 5 and LHDs 1-8 are in-service. LHA 6 (AMERICA) is planned for delivery ...
Early next year, the ship will head to the BAE Systems-Norfolk ... year that it was planning for another Wasp-class LHD, USS Bataan (LHD-5), to undergo similar maintenance at General Dynamics ...