USS Tarawa

USS Tarawa (LHA-1), the lead ship of her class, was an amphibious assault ship that served in the United States Navy from 1976 to 2009. She was the second ship to be named for the Battle of Tarawa, fought during World War II. Tarawa was decommissioned on 31 March 2009, at San Diego Naval Base.

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  USS Acadia ⓘ
  1979 Yellowstone-class destroyer tender

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  USS Arizona ⓘ
  1915 Pennsylvania-class battleship

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  USS Duluth ⓘ
  1965 Austin-class amphibious transport dock

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  USS F-4 ⓘ
  1912 F-class submarine

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  USS Juneau ⓘ
  1966 Austin-class amphibious transport dock

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  USS LST-353 ⓘ
  1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship

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  USS LST-480 ⓘ
  1942 LST-1-class tank landing ship

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  USS Peleliu ⓘ
  1978 Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship

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  USS Scrimmage ⓘ
  1943 Admirable-class minesweeper

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  USS Tarawa ⓘ
  1973 Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship

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  USS Utah ⓘ
  1909 Florida-class battleship

1971-11-15T00:00:00Z

1971-11-15T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1976-05-29T00:00:00Z

1976-05-29T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1973-12-01T00:00:00Z

1973-12-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

2009-03-31T00:00:00Z

2009-03-31T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1795-05-01T00:00:00Z

1795-05-01T00:00:00Z

1795 Battle of Nuʻuanu

1849-08-22T00:00:00Z

1849-09-05T00:00:00Z

1849 French invasion of Honolulu

1889-07-30T00:00:00Z

1889-07-30T00:00:00Z

1889 Wilcox Rebellion of 1889

1895-01-06T00:00:00Z

1895-01-09T00:00:00Z

1895 1895 Counter-Revolution in Hawaii

1941-12-07T00:00:00Z

1941-12-07T00:00:00Z

1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor

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USS Tarawa (LHA-1) underway c1979

WarShipDeployment 2

USS Tarawa (LHA-1) under construction c1973

USS Tawara holds swim call DVIDS99227

A Marine from Marine Helicopter Medium 163 performs maintenance on a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard USS TARAWA (LHA 1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97 taking place off the coa - DPLA - 878538e6f9eed6c79665545ddc6b0c7b

A new filling is an eye opening experience for SEAMAN Joealbert Rodriquez while in USS TARAWA (LHA 1) dental department. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors - DPLA - 111423c0ace6c08cbc84212bd48a0639

A starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship USS TARAWA (LHA 1) underway while transiting the Suez Canal, in route to the Mediterranean Sea to participate in ex - DPLA - 6a8a4417019a2c4089cbec44586cd77c

Chai Zemien, Chinese ambassador to the United States, and the delegation from the People's Republic of China prepare to leave the docks after touring the amphibious assault ship USS - DPLA - a5fd321c4422de3252e2fe4312b5fbef

Flight deck crewmen onboard the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) conduct a fire fighting drill during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. Personnel in flight deck jerseys colored red are crash-salvage, or - DPLA - 9ce1becb71cb32c130c6b2854938adff

Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters sit on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai-U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The heli - DPLA - 43e5bb24051483e58929fa481fb04c5e

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1894	Republic of Hawaii		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1795	Battle of Nuʻuanu	battle, Oahu, House of Keoua	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1849	French invasion of Honolulu	Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, invasion, French Second Republic	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1889	Wilcox Rebellion of 1889	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1895	1895 Counter-Revolution in Hawaii	rebellion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Attack on Pearl Harbor	United States, Mitsuo Fuchida, Isoroku Yamamoto, battle, Empire of Japan, Chūichi Nagumo, Husband E. Kimmel, air offensive, naval offensive	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Acadia	destroyer tender, Yellowstone-class destroyer tender	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Arizona	Pennsylvania-class battleship, dreadnought	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Duluth	amphibious transport dock, Austin-class amphibious transport dock	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS F-4	F-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Juneau	amphibious transport dock, Austin-class amphibious transport dock	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS LST-353	LST-1-class tank landing ship, tank landing ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS LST-480	tank landing ship, LST-1-class tank landing ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Peleliu	landing helicopter assault, Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Scrimmage	minesweeper, Admirable-class minesweeper	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Tarawa	landing helicopter assault, Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Utah	Florida-class battleship, battleship	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Jackson	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Kamehameha	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1906	Fort Ruger	historic district, fort	Wikidata
site	museum		U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii	military museum, United States Army	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Bowfin	attack submarine, preserved watercraft, military museum, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Missouri	preserved watercraft, museum ship, fast battleship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS Stickleback	sunken vessel, attack submarine, Balao-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1962	USS Arizona Memorial	National Memorial of the United States, military museum, shipwreck, National Park Service	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Tarawa (LHA-1) underway c1979		Commons
commons	image		WarShipDeployment 2		Commons
commons	image		USS Tarawa (LHA-1) under construction c1973		Commons
commons	image		USS Tawara holds swim call DVIDS99227		Commons
commons	image		A Marine from Marine Helicopter Medium 163 performs maintenance on a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard USS TARAWA (LHA 1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97 taking place off the coa - DPLA - 878538e6f9eed6c79665545ddc6b0c7b		Commons
commons	image		A new filling is an eye opening experience for SEAMAN Joealbert Rodriquez while in USS TARAWA (LHA 1) dental department. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors - DPLA - 111423c0ace6c08cbc84212bd48a0639		Commons
commons	image		A starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship USS TARAWA (LHA 1) underway while transiting the Suez Canal, in route to the Mediterranean Sea to participate in ex - DPLA - 6a8a4417019a2c4089cbec44586cd77c		Commons
commons	image		Chai Zemien, Chinese ambassador to the United States, and the delegation from the People's Republic of China prepare to leave the docks after touring the amphibious assault ship USS - DPLA - a5fd321c4422de3252e2fe4312b5fbef		Commons
commons	image		Flight deck crewmen onboard the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) conduct a fire fighting drill during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. Personnel in flight deck jerseys colored red are crash-salvage, or - DPLA - 9ce1becb71cb32c130c6b2854938adff		Commons
commons	image		Two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters sit on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai-U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The heli - DPLA - 43e5bb24051483e58929fa481fb04c5e		Commons