Wasp-class amphibious assault ships

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wasp-class_amphibious_assault_ships

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS gptkb:RIM-7_Sea_Sparrow gptkb:RIM-116_Rolling_Airframe_Missile .50 caliber machine guns 25 mm chain guns
gptkbp:beam	32 meters
gptkbp:builtBy	gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:carries	gptkb:F-35B_Lightning_II gptkb:MH-60S_Seahawk gptkb:AH-1Z_Viper gptkb:CH-53E_Super_Stallion gptkb:MV-22_Osprey gptkb:UH-1Y_Venom gptkb:AV-8B_Harrier_II gptkb:Landing_Craft_Air_Cushion
gptkbp:commissioned	1990 (USS Wasp LHD-1)
gptkbp:crewComplement	about 1,200 crew
gptkbp:designedFor	amphibious assault operations
gptkbp:displacement	about 41,000 tons full load
gptkbp:embarkedMarines	about 1,800 Marines
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched	gptkb:USS_Wasp_(LHD-1)
gptkbp:flightDeck	full-length flight deck
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:America-class_amphibious_assault_ships
gptkbp:homeport	gptkb:San_Diego,_California gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Wasp-class amphibious assault ships
gptkbp:hullNumber	gptkb:LHD
gptkbp:introduced	1989
gptkbp:lastShip	gptkb:USS_Makin_Island_(LHD-8)
gptkbp:length	257 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:USS_Wasp
gptkbp:notableDeployment	gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom humanitarian missions
gptkbp:numberBuilt	8
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Tarawa-class_amphibious_assault_ships
gptkbp:primaryMission	sea control
gptkbp:primaryUse	amphibious warfare
gptkbp:propulsion	steam turbines
gptkbp:speed	22 knots
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:ship helicopters amphibious vehicles vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft
gptkbp:wellDeck	well deck for landing craft
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5