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Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Tarawa-class_amphibious_assault_ships
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
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