America-class amphibious assault ships

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/America-class_amphibious_assault_ships
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:aircraftCarried gptkb:CH-53K_King_Stallion
gptkb:F-35B_Lightning_II
gptkb:MH-60S_Seahawk
gptkb:AH-1Z_Viper
gptkb:MV-22_Osprey
gptkb:UH-1Y_Venom
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkb:RIM-116_Rolling_Airframe_Missile
gptkb:RIM-162_Evolved_Sea_Sparrow_Missile
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 32 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Huntington_Ingalls_Industries
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:2014_(USS_America)
2020 (USS Tripoli)
gptkbp:costPerShip approximately $3.4 billion
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew about 1,200
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:Marine_Expeditionary_Units
gptkbp:displacement approximately 45,000 tons full load
gptkbp:embarkedMarines about 1,800
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USS_America_(LHA-6)
gptkbp:flightDeck full-length
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:San_Diego,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label America-class amphibious assault ships
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:LHA
gptkbp:length 257 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Battle_of_Tripoli
gptkb:Battle_of_Bougainville
gptkb:Battle_of_America
gptkbp:nickname Lightning Carrier (when operating F-35Bs)
gptkbp:numberActive 2 (as of 2024)
gptkbp:numberPlanned 11
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_ships
gptkbp:propulsion gas turbine engines
gptkbp:radar gptkb:AN/SPY-6(V)2_EASR_(from_LHA-8)
gptkbp:role gptkb:ship
amphibious warfare
expeditionary warfare
gptkbp:secondShip gptkb:USS_Tripoli_(LHA-7)
gptkbp:speed over 20 knots
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:USS_Bougainville_(LHA-8)
gptkbp:wellDeck not present on first two ships
present from third ship onward
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkb:Huntington_Ingalls_Industries
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5