The Wasp-class is a class of landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy.

LHD 8 is the first U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship to replace steam boilers with gas turbines, and the first Navy surface ship to be equipped with both gas turbines and an Auxiliary...

2025年3月6日 · LHAs are the largest of all amphibious warfare ships, resembling a small aircraft carrier. They are capable of Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL), Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL),...

USS Boxer (LHD-4) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. [2] She is the sixth U.S. ship to bear the name of the original HMS Boxer, which was captured from the British during the War of 1812.

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 .

A native of Richmond, California, and machinist mate assigned to engineering department aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) received the Navy League of the United States 2022...

SAN DIEGO – The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) was recently announced as one of the recipients of the 2024 Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Maintenance Award for the...

2024年8月15日 · Operating as part of the modern Navy amphibious assault ships project power and maintain presence by serving as the cornerstone of the Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG). These ships use air cushion landing craft (LCAC), conventional landing craft and helicopters to move Marine assault forces ashore.

2019年10月17日 · Ships of the LHD 1 multipurpose amphibious assault ship program are named for famous U.S. Navy warships which themselves were not named for battles. In naming LHD 1 "WASP," the Navy honors nine previous ships, dating to the American Revolution, which have borne this illustration name.

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