Point Of Contact The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the United States Department of Defense, or the United States Department of the Navy of the linked web sites, or the information, products or services contained therein. She was named in honor of John Paul Jones' famous frigate, which he had named in French "Good Man Richard", in honor of Benjamin Franklin, the U.S.

The United States maintains the largest and most capable amphibious force in the world.

The America class is a ship class of landing helicopter assault type amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy. She was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi. For the comfort of the 1,075 crewmembers and 2,200 embarked troops, all manned spaces and berthing areas are individually heated and air conditioned. The wings highlight USS Ambassador to France at the time; "Richard" is derived from Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac. The first of these warships was commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 2014 to replace USS Peleliu of the Tarawa class; as many as … Gold is for excellence. She is the tenth USN vessel to bear the name since 1775, with the last two ships named Wasp being aircraft carriers. The Wasp-class LHDs are currently the largest amphibious ships in the world.

USS Wasp (LHD-1) is a United States Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship, and the lead ship of her class. Onboard recreational facilities include a Library Multi-Media Resource Center with Internet access, a weight room, and satellite television capabilities.With the exception of deployments noted below, from 2004 to 2012, Dark blue and gold are the traditional colors of the US Navy. Blue alludes to the sea, the theater of Naval Operations. The class is designed to put ashore a Marine Expeditionary Unit using helicopters and MV-22B Osprey V/STOL transport aircraft, supported by AV-8B Harrier II or F-35 Lightning II V/STOL aircraft and various attack helicopters. The United States Navy constructed the Tarawa class of five landing helicopter assault ships, which began to enter service from the late 1970s, and the Wasp class of eight landing helicopter dock ships, the first of which was commissioned in 1989. Berthing areas are subdivided to provide semi-private spaces without adversely affecting efficiency. The lead ship, USS Wasp (LHD 1) was commissioned in July 1989 in Norfolk, Va. It resembles a wave move to shore and refers to the deployment of men, women and cargo. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD web site.

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, and the third ship of the United States Navy to bear the name. A total of eight Wasp-class ships were built and all eight are active as of June 2020. 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 The Wasp-class is the US Navy’s large-deck multipurpose amphibious assault ship. The chevron, a traditional symbol for support, represents the amphibious assault mission of the ship. The United States Navy is also designing a new class of assault ships: …

Program Status LHDs 1-7 are in-service. LHD 8 commissioned Oct. 24, 2009. USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) is the third Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy.She is the fifth ship to be so named, but fourth overall, as the third was renamed the Hornet (CV-12), after the first Hornet (CV-8) was sunk, and served during the remainder of World War II. Later amphibious assault craft were constructed for the role. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) sites, the United States Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy  does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Wasp-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships are built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (formerly Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding) of Pascagoula, Mississippi, US.