USS Bataan (LHD-5) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship in the United States Navy. The ship is named after the Battle of Bataan, fought in the Philippines during World War II.

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USS Bataan (LHD 5) memorializes the valiant resistance of American and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula in the dawning days of World War II. Fighting on the Philippine Islands of Luzon...

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

1991年12月20日 · Bataan is the fifth ship in the Wasp-class of U.S. Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ships. The mission of Bataan is to enable the Navy and Marine Corps team to accomplish a seamless transition from the sea to a land battle, as the lead ship and centerpiece of an amphibious readiness group (ARG).

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The Bataan (LHD 5) is the U.S. Navy's first amphibious assault ship designed and built from the keel up with accommodations for female sailors. This "Women at Sea" modification provides it with living areas for nearly 450 female officers, chiefs, enlisted personnel and embarked troops.

Just ten short hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941, Japanese planes again surprised US forces with an attack on Clark Field, the main US air base on the Philippine island of Luzon.

The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) is a mighty warship: it can support amphibious operations both on sea and land, flight...

Flight Deck Width: 140 feet (42.6 meters) Beam: 106 feet (32.3 meters) Draft: 26,5 feet (8,1 meters) Displacement: approx. 40,500 tons full load. Speed: 23 knots. Crew: Ship: 73 officers, 1009 enlisted; Marine Detachment: 1,894. Armament: . - 2 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launchers . - 2 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers .