The lead ship, USS Wasp (LHD 1) was commissioned in July 1989 in Norfolk, Va. LHA Replacement or LHA(R) is the next step in the incremental development of the “Big Deck Amphib.” She is being ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy's amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) has arrived in Cyprus and may be deployed to the Middle East as tensions escalate in the region. The Wasp ...

The US Navy’s Wasp-class LHDs A total of eight Wasp-class amphibious assault ships (LHD) were built, with seven still in service with the US Navy, commissioning from 1989 onwards. The LHDs can ...