Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

The Wasp class is a class of landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy. Based on the Tarawa class, with modifications to operate more advanced aircraft and landing craft, the Wasp class is capable of transporting almost the full strength of a United States Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and landing them in hostile territory via landing craft or helicopters as well as providing air support via AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft or F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters. All Wasp-class ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, at Pascagoula, Mississippi, with the lead ship, USS Wasp, commissioned on 29 July 1989. Eight Wasp-class ships were built, and as of April 2021, seven are in active service, as USS Bonhomme Richard was seriously damaged by fire on 12 July 2020, and subsequently decommissioned in April 2021.

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  USS Bataan ⓘ
  1996 Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

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  USS Boxer ⓘ
  1993 Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

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  USS Essex ⓘ
  1991 Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

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  USS Iwo Jima ⓘ
  2000 Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

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  USS Makin Island ⓘ
  2006 Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

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  USS Wasp ⓘ
  1987 Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

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  USS Kearsarge ⓘ
  1992 Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

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  USS Bonhomme Richard ⓘ
  1997 Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

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1987 Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

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1993 USS Kearsarge

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1998 — 2020 USS Bonhomme Richard

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		USS Bataan	amphibious assault ship, Wasp-class amphibious assault ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Boxer	amphibious assault ship, Wasp-class amphibious assault ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Essex	Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, amphibious assault ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Iwo Jima	Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, amphibious assault ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Makin Island	Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, amphibious assault ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Wasp	Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, amphibious assault ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1993	USS Kearsarge	amphibious assault ship, Wasp-class amphibious assault ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1998	USS Bonhomme Richard	former entity, amphibious assault ship, Wasp-class amphibious assault ship	Wikidata
commons	image		Navy tickets		Commons
commons	image		Navy tickets 01 May 2007		Commons
commons	image		Defense.gov photo essay 111203-N-RR095-010		Commons