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Wasp Class

Aircraft: number carried varies depending on mission. Possible airwings include:
Assault: 42 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters
Sea Control: 20 AV-8B Harrier attack planes; Six ASW helicopters
Ships:
USS Wasp (LHD 1), Norfolk, Virginia
USS Essex (LHD 2), Sasebo, Japan
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Norfolk, Virginia
USS Boxer (LHD 4), San Diego, California
USS Bataan (LHD 5), Norfolk, Virginia
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), San Diego, California
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) - Norfolk, Virginia
PCU Makin Island (LHD 8) - Under construction at Pascagoula, Mississippi







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Crew:
Ships Company: 104 officers, 1,004 enlisted
Marine Detachment: 1,894
Armament: Two RAM launchers; two NATO Sea Sparrow launchers; three 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts (two on LHD 5-7); four .50 cal. machine guns; four 25 mm Mk 38 machine guns (LHD 5-7 have three 25 mm Mk 38 machine guns).
Date Deployed: July 29, 1989 (Wasp)



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