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. She was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Welcome to the official website of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1).

Welcome to the official website of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1).

As the oldest LHD and the tenth US Navy ship to bear the name, our ship has a proud and distinguished heritage and you will rapidly become an important part of that legacy. WASP is an 844 foot,...

The LHD is an improved follow-on to the five ship TARAWA class LHAs, sharing the basic hull and engineering plant. The LHD have an enhanced well deck, enabling them to carry three LCACs (vice one LCAC in the LHAs).

The Wasp (LHD 1) is the lead ship of its own class of amphibious assault ships and the tenth ship in the U.S. Navy to bear that name. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on February 28, 1984, and her keel was laid down on May 30, 1985 ; The ship was launched for the first ...

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2019年10月17日 · LHD-1 Wasp class The Wasp-class are the largest amphibious ships in the world. The LHD is an improved follow-on to the five ship Tarawa-class LHAs, sharing the basic hull and engineering plant. The LHD l has an enhanced well deck, enabling it to carry three LCACs (vice one LCAC in the LHAs).

On 4 October 2009, Wasp deployed from her base at Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia on a three-month voyage down the Atlantic coast to the Caribbean, with Destroyer Squadron 40 and an embarked Marine Air-Ground Task Force.

LHD-1 General Specifications. Class: Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. Complement: 1075 Officers and Enlisted . Displacement: 40532 tons. Length: 844 feet . Beam: 106 feet . Draft: 26.5 feet . Range: 9 500 Nautical Miles