LHD-1 Wasp class
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| Power Plant | Two boilers (600 PSI), two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 shaft horsepower LHD-8 General Electric [GE] "LM 2500 plus" gas turbine engines | |||
| Length | 844 feet (253.2 meters) | |||
| Beam | 106 feet (31.8 meters) at waterline 200 feet w/flight deck elevators extended | |||
| Draft | 27 feet Maximum (Full Load) 36 feet at the stern [ballasted] | |||
| Displacement | Approx. 40,500 tons (36,450 metric tons) full load | |||
| Speed | 20+ knots (23.5+ miles per hour) | |||
| Range | 9,500 nm @ 20 knots | |||
| Fuel | 6,200 tons, plus 1,232 tons aircraft fuel | |||
| Aircraft |
(Actual mix depends upon mission) RECENT DEPLOYMENTS 12 - CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters 4 - CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters 2 - UH-1N Huey helicopters [3 on 11 MEU WestPac 01-1] 4 - AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter 6 - AV-8B Harrier attack planes [none on 11 MEU WestPac 01-1] OR 12 - CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters 9 - CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters 4 - UH-1N Huey helicopters 4 - AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter 6 - AV-8B Harrier attack planes OR 12 - CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters 9 - CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters 6 - AV-8B Harrier attack planes OR Assault 42 - CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters OR Sea Control 20 - AV-8B Harrier attack planes 6 - ASW helicopters | |||
| Landing Craft |
2 LCU Landing Craft, Utility or 3 LCAC Landing Craft, Air Cushion or 6 LCM-8 Landing Craft, Mechanized or 40 AAV Amphibious Assault Vehicle [normal] or 61 AAV Amphibious Assault Vehicle [stowed] | |||
| Armament |
2 - MK29 launchers for NATO Sea Sparrow 3 - MK15 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts 8 - MK33 .50 cal. machine guns | |||
| Combat and Control Systems |
AN/SLQ-49 Chaff Bouys AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE Towed Torpedo Countermeasures SRS-1 Combat D/F AN/SLQ-32(V)3 Electronic Warfare (EW) system 1 AN/SPS-48 radar 1 AN/SPS-49(V)7 radar 1 AN/SPS-64 radar 1 AN/SPS-67 radar AN/SYS-2 Detection/Tracking System 1 MK-23 Target Acquisition System (TAS) 1 MK-36 Chaff Launcher MK-91 Fire control System | |||
| Crew |
104 officers + 1,004 enlisted Ships Company 1,075 Ships Company crewmembers 1,600-1,894 Marine Detachment embarked troops
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Organic Medical Assets |
LHD Medical Facilities
6 Operating Rooms
Lab............ yes |
LHD
Medical Manning 2
Medical Corps
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