Tarawa-class

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tarawa-class
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:aircraftCarried gptkb:CH-53_Sea_Stallion
gptkb:UH-1N_Huey
gptkb:AV-8B_Harrier_II
gptkb:AH-1_SeaCobra
gptkb:CH-46_Sea_Knight
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkb:NATO_Sea_Sparrow
gptkb:25_mm_Mk_38_cannons
gptkbp:beam 32.4 meters
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 964
gptkbp:decommissioned 2015
gptkbp:displacement 39,967 tons (full load)
gptkbp:embarkedMarines 1,900
gptkbp:enteredService 1976
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USS_Tarawa_(LHA-1)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tarawa-class
gptkbp:length 254 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkbp:numberBuilt 5
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Iwo_Jima-class
gptkbp:propulsion 2 steam turbines
gptkbp:role gptkb:ship
gptkb:helicopter
amphibious assault
gptkbp:speed 24 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wasp-class
gptkbp:wellDeck holds up to 4 LCU or 21 LCM-6 landing craft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saipan_(later)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5