LHA-6 America-class ships

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/LHA-6_America-class_ships
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
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:commissionedShips gptkb:USS_America_(LHA-6)
gptkb:USS_Tripoli_(LHA-7)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew about 1,200 crew
gptkbp:designedFor aviation-centric operations
gptkbp:displacement approximately 45,000 tons full load
gptkbp:embarkedMarines about 1,800 Marines
gptkbp:flightDeck full-length flight deck
gptkbp:homeport various US Navy bases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label LHA-6 America-class ships
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:LHA
gptkbp:launched gptkb:2012_(USS_America)
gptkb:2023_(USS_Bougainville)
2017 (USS Tripoli)
gptkbp:leadShip gptkb:USS_America_(LHA-6)
gptkbp:length 257 meters
gptkbp:notableFeature increased aviation fuel storage
increased hangar space
no ski-jump ramp
no well deck on LHA-6 and LHA-7
gptkbp:numberOfShips at least 4
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:propulsion gas turbine engines
gptkbp:role expeditionary warfare
power projection
sea control
amphibious assault
gptkbp:shipsOrdered gptkb:LHA-9
gptkbp:shipsUnderConstruction gptkb:USS_Bougainville_(LHA-8)
gptkbp:speed over 20 knots
gptkbp:successor future LHA-class ships (Flight 1, Flight 2 variants)
gptkbp:wellDeck LHA-6 and LHA-7 lack well deck; LHA-8 and later restore well deck
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5