Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tarawa-class_amphibious_assault_ships
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:aircraftCarried up to 19 helicopters
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkb:NATO_Sea_Sparrow_missiles
gptkb:25_mm_Mk_38_cannons
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:beam 32.4 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:commissioned 1976
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement over 900 crew
gptkbp:decommissioned all ships decommissioned by 2015
gptkbp:designedFor amphibious assault operations
embarkation and deployment of Marines
support of helicopters and landing craft
gptkbp:displacement 39,967 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 8.2 meters
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USS_Tarawa_(LHA-1)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:LHA_(Landing_Helicopter_Assault)
gptkbp:lastCommissioned gptkb:USS_Peleliu_(LHA-5)
gptkbp:lastShipCommissionedYear 1980
gptkbp:length 254 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Saipan_(LHA-2)
gptkb:USS_Belleau_Wood_(LHA-3)
gptkb:USS_Tarawa_(LHA-1)
gptkb:USS_Nassau_(LHA-4)
gptkb:USS_Peleliu_(LHA-5)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 5
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Iwo_Jima-class_amphibious_assault_ships
gptkbp:propulsion 2 steam turbines
gptkbp:role support for disaster relief
flagship for amphibious ready groups
support for humanitarian missions
gptkbp:seatingCapacity up to 1,900 Marines
gptkbp:speed 24 knots
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_ships
gptkbp:wellDeck yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5