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	LHA-1 Tarawa class - Navy Ships
		The primary war-fighting mission of the LHA-1 Tarawa class is to land and sustain United States Marines on any shore during hostilities.
		The Tarawa class is designed to operate independently or as a unit of a force, as a flagship or individual ship unit in both air and/or surface assaults, these ships are key elements of the amphibious assault forces for the Navy.
		There is also a large well deck in the stem of the ship for a number of amphibious assault craft, both displacement hull and air cushion.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/lha-1.htm (865 words)

	Tarawa class amphibious assault ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tarawa-class is one of the class of amphibious assault ships currently in the service of the United States Navy.
		The Tarawa class formed the basis for the later Wasp class.
		The first ship of the class, the USS Tarawa (LHA-1), was launched on May 29, 1976.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tarawa_class_amphibious_assault_ship (225 words)

	Amphibious Ships : Maritime Model Ships, Mahogany Wood Model Ships, Display Wooden Military Aircraft Carriers, Private ...
		USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is a Wasp class amphibious assault ship.
		The principal mission of Wasp class ships is to transport troops by sea and air to a...
		USS Saipan (LHA-2) was a Tarawa class amphibious assault ship and the second ship in the US Navy to be named in honor of the World War II Battle of...
	www.maritimemodelworks.com /index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2 (148 words)

	One Great Battle – Two Great Ships
		She is the U.S.S. Tarawa (LHA-1), an Amphibious Assault Ship, a new breed of vessel designed to swiftly carry Marines and their support equipment to the beach by air and water.
		In 1989, former crewmen of the first Tarawa vowed that the name of their ship and the Battle for which it was named would not be allowed to vanish into the fog of history.
		The centerpiece of the annual gatherings is a Memorial Service honoring the men who lost their lives at Tarawa, honoring the men and women of the namesake ships who died in the performance of their duty, honoring those who have answered the last muster since last we met.
	www.usstarawavets.org /TwoGreatShips.htm (372 words)

	USS Tarawa (LHA-1) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tarawa is the first of five ships in a new class of general-purpose amphibious assault ships and combines in one ship type the functions previously performed by four different types: the amphibious assault ship (LPH), the amphibious transport dock (LPD), the amphibious cargo ship (LKA), and the dock landing ship (LSD).
		She participated in the Sea Soldier IV landing exercise in January that was a deception maneuver suggesting an amphibious assault in Kuwait, and then on 24 February landed Marines in Saudi Arabia just south of the Kuwaiti border.
		The Tarawa remained with the Cole until she was secure aboard the Norwegian heavy-lift semi-submersible salvage ship MV Blue Marlin for passage to the US before returning to duty in the Persian Gulf.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Tarawa_(LHA-1) (844 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Fact file: Amphibious assault ship
		The main purpose of the Tarawa class amphibious assault ship is to land and sustain United States Marines on shore.
		Although assault ships are primarily used to support attacks from the sea against land defences, they are versatile and can serve other purposes such as a deterrent force or serving in a humanitarian mission.
		The Tarawa was commissioned in 1976 and was the first of the five Tarawa class ships in operation.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/2635057.stm (310 words)

	LHA-6 / LHX / LHA(R)
		The centerpiece of the ARG is a Wasp-class or Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship.
		The five ships of the Tarawa class general-purpose amphibious assault ships (LHA) reach the end of their expected service lives at the rate of one per year from 2011 to 2015.
		Procurement of the first of four planned LHA(R) ships is part of a spiral development approach that continues the successful and low risk evolution of large deck amphibious assault ships that began with the TARAWA (LHA 1) Class and continued with the WASP (LHD 1) Class.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/lhx.htm (2663 words)

	Rimpac part of new wave in Pacific - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Amphibious assault operations, like this one in Waimanalo in 2002, are part of Rimpac training.
		The decommissioned ships to be sunk with missiles, gunfire and possibly torpedoes are the amphibious assault ship USS Belleau Wood, the ammunition ship USS Mauna Kea, the combat stores ship USNS Mars and an 80-foot sludge removal barge, the Navy said.
		One of the ships destined for sinking is the 820-foot Belleau Wood, which became part of the Navy's inactive ship fleet at Middle Loch on Nov. 16.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2006/Jun/25/ln/FP606250370.html (1153 words)

	Wasp (LHD-1)-Class Amphibious Assault Ship
		The LHD 1 ships provide a flight deck for both helicopters and Vertical/Short Take-Off or Landing (V/STOL) aircraft, such as the AV-8B Harrier and the MV-22 Osprey, and a well deck for both air-cushioned and conventional landing craft.
		The Wasp class comprises eight 40,650-ton full load, multi-purpose amphibious assault ships whose primary mission is to provide embarked commanders with command and control capabilities for sea-based maneuver/assault operations and to employ elements of a landing force through a combination of helicopters and amphibious vehicles.
		Ships in the class also have several secondary missions, including power projection and sea control.
	www.exwar.org /Htm/5000PopC2.htm (355 words)

	LHD-1 Wasp class - Navy Ships
		Ships of the LHD 1 multipurpose amphibious assault ship program are named for famous U.S. Navy warships which themselves were not named for battles.
		WASP class ships are the first to be specifically designed to accomidate the AV-8B Harrier jump jet and the LCAC hovercraft, along with the full range of Navy and Marine helicopters, conventional landing craft and amphibious assault vehicles to support a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) of 2,000 Marines.
		Although the ships are capable of embarking two LCU’s this configuration is not recommended to be used for deployment planning due to the requirement to lash, block, and shore LCU’s in accordance with current wet well procedures.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/lhd-1.htm (2166 words)

	Tarawa on the Web
		Tarawa Atoll, specifically Betio Island, was selected as the target of the main assault because it contained an airfield and the bulk of the Japanese defenses.
		At this point, the momentum of the assault bogged down because the reef effectively barred the landing boats, the number of amphtracs was being rapidly reduced, units were disorganized and communications were spotty.
		Tarawa was the first major amphibious assault in the Pacific in which U.S. troops faced sustained opposition on the beach.
	www.tarawaontheweb.org /tarshort.htm (2375 words)

	Naval Technology - LHD Wasp Class - Amphibious Assault Ships
		The other ships of the class are: USS Essex (LHD 2) commissioned in October 1992; USS Kearsage (LHD 3) October 1993; USS Boxer (LHD 4) February 1995; USS Batan (LHD 5) September 1997; USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) Aug 1998 and USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) June 2001.
		In July 2005, Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract for the development of the LHA 6 amphibious assault ship, which will be a variant of the LHD 8 with the capability to support the F-35B STOVL joint strike fighter and the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor.
		The ship's assault support system synchronises the simultaneous horizontal and vertical flow of troops, cargo and vehicles throughout the ship, for insertion of forces ashore via helicopters, landing craft and amphibious vehicles.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/wasp (1101 words)

	LHA-1 Tarawa class
		These ships have the general profile of an aircraft carrier, with superstructure to starboard, flight deck with nine landing spots, helicopter elevators to port (20-ton, folding) and aft (40-ton).
		A capital ship, the Tarawa class can simultaneously fulfill a variety of war-fighting requirements: including flagship for embarked amphibious squadron and flag or general officer staff.
		Everything from basic ship familiarization and fire fighting procedures, to engineering plant layout and hull-specific differences had to be learned before the 27 July 2000 exchange of command.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/lha-1.htm (1152 words)

	WorldWideAircraftCarriers.com - Tarawa Class Page
		The Tarawa Class LHAs were the largest amphibious assault vessels ever built at the time, only being eclipsed by the newer Wasp class LHDs.
		The Tarawa class carry a crew of approximately 950 Sailors and 1,900 Marines.
		The Tarawa class was built to be the strongest amphibious assault vessel on earth at the time of their construction.
	www.jeffhead.com /worldwideaircraftcarriers/tarawa.htm (424 words)

	Tarawa on the Web
		He received orders in mid-1942 to be detached to the 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and in December 1942 was deployed to New Zealand where he joined the Battalion as a Corpsman.
		Edward's ship became shipwrecked on a coral reef in the Marshall Islands, and he finally reached Saipan during the mopping-up operations.
		Amphibious tractors and Higgins boats were used to transport the wounded back to hospital ships and LSTs offshore.
	www.tarawaontheweb.org /caudle.htm (789 words)

	USS Tarawa (LHA 1)
		Pacific Ocean, 28 June 2004 — The amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) approaches Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
		Tarawa will be in Pearl Harbor to take part in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004.
		RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region.
	www.aircav.com /dodphoto/Ships/LHA1-Tarawa.html (109 words)

	Keeping Apace: PEARL HARBOR GHOST FLEET
		The amphibious assault ship Belleau Wood is the latest and largest addition to the Pearl Harbor ghost fleet, a little-publicized but very visible collection of decommissioned Navy ships that are sold to other countries, mothballed for possible re-use, headed for the scrap pile or designated to become targets in “sink exercises.”
		The ship contingent includes a cruiser, two destroyers, a destroyer tender, a combat store ship, an amphibious transport ship, two amphibious cargo ships, a dock landing ship, three tank landing ships, an amphibious assault ship and a Coast Guard cutter.
		She is a Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship (General-purpose) and was decommissioned on 13 October 2005.
	www.keepingapace.com /blogarchives/mil_usn/pearl_harbor_ghost_fleet.php (743 words)

	Wooden USS Nassau (LHA-4) Model Ship \| MaritimeModelworks.com
		The Tarawa class formed the basis for the Wasp class and can be best distinguished by the bow sponsons, which the Wasp does not have.
		Like her sister ships, Nassau integrates complex weapons systems, automated cargo handling and state-of-the-art propulsion to form a ship with a wide range of mission capabilities.
		Named after Fort Nassau in the Bahamas, the target of the US Navy and Marine Corps' first ever amphibious landing during the American Revolution, she is the fourth ship in the Tarawa class and the second ship to bear the name.
	www.maritimemodelworks.com /index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9 (564 words)

	USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3)
		BELLEAU WOOD was the third ship in the TARAWA - class and the first amphibious assault ship homeported outside the United States.
		In 2000, the BELLEAU WOOD was relieved by the USS ESSEX (LHD 2) which became the new forward deployed amphibious assault ship in Sasebo, Japan.
		The ships’ crews simply switched ships, minimizing the impact of moving families from homeport to homeport.
	navysite.de /ships/lha3.htm (1911 words)

	World Affairs Board - Amphibious Configurations
		With the increasing costs of the LSD ships, particularly due to the abuse by neglect they took during the 90s, the current build of 9 LPD-17s could be extended to 24 ships with 2 V-22s per ship.
		When it is all said and done, the ExWar ship among other Sea Base designs was not persued because of cost, specifically the cost of having to build a ship large enough to handle the required number of MV-22s needed to move 1 Inf Btn 200 miles in 1 9 hour period of darkness.
		All these modern ships have lots of improvments but some 60 years ago we went to war with what was available and were perchance assigned to.
	www.worldaffairsboard.com /printthread.php?t=11080 (2929 words)

	LHA - Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship
		Amphibious warships are uniquely designed to support assault from the sea against defended positions ashore.
		Modern U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships are called upon to perform as primary landing ships for assault operations of Marine expeditionary units.
		These ships use Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), conventional landing craft and helicopters to move Marine assault forces ashore.
	tech.military.com /equipment/view/89180/lha---tarawa-class-amphibious-assault-ship.html (137 words)

	All Wood Ships: Amphibious Assault Ships Tarawa Class (LHA), LHA-2 Saipan - quality ship models crafted from wood
		Amphibious Assault Ships are designed to maintain what the Marine Corps calls "tactical integrity" - getting a balanced force to the same place at the same time.
		The primary war-fighting mission of the Tarawa Class (LHA)is to land and sustain US Marines during hostilities.
		The ships serve as the centerpiece of a multi-ship Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) composed of approximately 5,000 personnel.
	www.allwoodwings.com /Ships/Military/Amphibious/4,LHA,TarawaClass.htm (174 words)

	LHA-6 Amphbious Assault Ship
		The LHA-6 class is the successor of the Tarawa class (LHA 1 commissioned in 1976) currently in service.
		Ships of this type may also play a key role in the Maritime Pre-Positioning Force (Future).
		These changes equip the ship to be an integral part of joint, interagency and multinational maritime forces.
	www.defense-update.com /products/l/lha-6.htm (218 words)

	LHA1 USS Tarawa,LPD9 USS Denver,LSD39 USS Mount Vernon,LHD2 USS Essex,LSD 52 USS Pearl Harbor,AGF11 USS Coronado (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, LHA1 USS Tarawa head towards show center with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.
		Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, LHD2 USS Essex
		Coronado Class Command Ship, AGF11 USS Coronado is modified from Austin Class Amphibious Transport Dock LPD11 Coronado.
	www.geocities.co.jp /SilkRoad-Ocean/9934/fleet05_e.html (174 words)

	Tarawa (LHA-1)-Class Amphibious Assault Ship
		USS Tarawa (LHA 1) was the first in a series of general purpose, large-deck amphibious assault ships that were designed to be the centerpieces of amphibious task forces.
		The ships in this class will reach the end of their service life between 2011 to 2014.
		The first LHA (R) is scheduled for delivery in Fiscal Year 2013, with the following ships in the class entering service every three years thereafter.
	www.exwar.org /Htm/5000PopC1.htm (249 words)

	Factsheets Database - LHD-1 Wasp class - Powered by ReviewPost
		In naming LHD 1 andquot;WASP,andquot; the Navy honors nine previous ships, dating to the American Revolution, which have borne this illustration name.
		These ships conduct prompt, sustained combat operations at sea as the centerpiece of the Navy's amphibious strategy of andquot;Forward...
		From the Sea.andquot; They provide the means to deliver, command and support all elements of a Marine Landing Force in an assault by air and amphibious craft.
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	MILNET: Amphibious Assault Ships
		Admiral Jay L. Johnson, Chief of Naval Operations has said, the Amphibious Assault Ship is an important part of a set of resources "...vitally important to world peace and stability".
		But unlike the carrier, the aircraft on board are not positioned, deployable, or missioned to protect the ships, rather than LHA embarked aircraft are intended to assume a mission on shore, or perhaps to attack nearby surface vessels.
		And therefore, a common place to find an LHD is in the midst of the capital ships in a battlegroup, steaming their way to the target vicinity.
	www.milnet.com /pentagon/lha.htm (307 words)

	Vessels: Amphibious Ships: Ships & Equipment: About the Navy: Navy
		Although the primary objectives are the same — get the troops, their equipment and supplies to the beach — each of the six different ship classes within the Amphibious Force have been designed to provide particular holding, landing and launching capabilities.
		The largest of the amphibious ships, the Wasp class is usually the command ship of an Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) and is fully capable of bringing to the beach an amphibious assault, advance force and special operations personnel, as well as providing non–combatant evacuation and other humanitarian missions.
		Resembling mini aircraft carriers in size, communication and force capability, these ships are called upon as primary landing ships for assault operations of the Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU).
	www.navy.com /about/shipsequipment/amphibiousships/vessels (453 words)

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