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The '''''USS Wasp'' (LHD-1)''' is the lead ship of the [[Wasp-class]] U.S. Navy [[amphibious assault ship]] (LHD), who went into U.S. operational service in 1995. She is the sixth ship to carry that name in the U.S. Navy, the first four being sailing warships and the fifth a light [[aircraft carrier]]. | {{Image|USS Boxer (LHD-4).jpg|right|300px|''USS Boxer (LHD-4)'', sister ship of the ''Wasp''}} | ||
The '''''USS Wasp'' (LHD-1)''' is the lead ship of the [[Wasp-class]] U.S. Navy [[amphibious assault ship]] (LHD), who went into U.S. operational service in 1995, having been commissioned in 1989.<ref>Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006</ref> She is the sixth ship to carry that name in the U.S. Navy, the first four being sailing warships and the fifth a light [[aircraft carrier]]. | |||
She has a crew of 1174 and can carry 2070 Marines. Displacing 40,500 tons, she looks superficially like an aircraft carrier, but can only operate [[helicopter]]s [[V-22 Osprey]] tilt-rotor and [[STOVL|short-takeoff-vertical-landing (STOVL) aircraft]]. | She has a crew of 1174 and can carry 2070 Marines. Displacing 40,500 tons, she looks superficially like an aircraft carrier, but can only operate [[helicopter]]s [[V-22 Osprey]] tilt-rotor and [[STOVL|short-takeoff-vertical-landing (STOVL) aircraft]]. | ||
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 The USS Wasp (LHD-1) is the lead ship of the Wasp-class U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship (LHD), who went into U.S. operational service in 1995, having been commissioned in 1989.[1] She is the sixth ship to carry that name in the U.S. Navy, the first four being sailing warships and the fifth a light aircraft carrier. She has a crew of 1174 and can carry 2070 Marines. Displacing 40,500 tons, she looks superficially like an aircraft carrier, but can only operate helicopters V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor and short-takeoff-vertical-landing (STOVL) aircraft. References
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