Tarawa-class Amphibious Assault Ships
The ''Tarawa'' class is a ship class of Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) type amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy (USN). Five ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding between 1971 and 1980; another four ships were planned, but later canceled; instead they were joined by the s. , all vessels had been decommissioned. The ''Tarawa'' class were replaced by the s from 2014 onward while the ''Wasp'' class remains in service. Design The vessels have a full load displacement of .Sharpe (ed.), ''Jane's Fighting Ships 1998–99'', p. 822 Each ship is long, with a beam of , and a draft of . Propulsion is provided by two Combustion Engineering boilers, connected to two Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westinghouse turbines. These supply to the ship's two propeller shafts. A ''Tarawa''-class vessel can reach a maximum speed of , and has a maximum range of at . In addition to the main propulsion system, the ships are fitted with a bow thruster. As of 1998, the s ...
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