USS Wasp (LHD 1)

USS Wasp (LHD-1) is a United States Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship, and the lead ship of her class. She was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Wasp and her sister ships are the first specifically designed to accommodate new Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) for fast troop movement over the beach, and Harrier II (AV-8B) Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) jets which provide close air support for the assault force. She can also accommodate the full range of Navy and Marine Corps helicopters, the tiltrotor MV-22 Osprey, the F-35B Lightning II multi-role fighter, conventional landing craft, and amphibious vehicles. General characteristics Type - Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Displacement - 40,500 long tons (41,150 t) full load Length - 843 ft (257 m) Beam - 104 ft (31.8 m) Draft - 27 ft (8.1 m) Propulsion - Two boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 shp (52,000 kW); Speed - 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) Range - 9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) Well deck dimensions - 266-by-50-foot (81 by 15.2 m) by 28-foot (8.5 m) high Boats & landing craft carried - 3 Landing Craft Air Cushion or 2 Landing Craft Utility or 12 Landing Craft, Mechanized Troops 1,687 troops (plus 184 surge) Troops - 1,687 troops (plus 184 surge) Marine Detachment Complement - 66 officers, 1,004 enlisted SASEBO, NAGASAKI, JAPAN DOD_105368105 Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class ZacharyZachary Hale JAPAN DOD_106565905 Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Barker USS Wasp: Moving to Dry-Dock Norfolk, VA DOD_108741392 Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Glotzbach (LHD-1) PUBLIC DOMAIN These works, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on “The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.“