USS Wasp (LHD-1) is a United States Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship, and the lead ship of her class. She is the tenth USN vessel to bear the name since 1775, with the last two ships named Wasp being aircraft carriers.

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The Wasp-class is a class of landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy.

The Wasp (LHD 1) is the lead ship of its own class of amphibious assault ships and the tenth ship in the U.S. Navy to bear that name. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on February 28, 1984, and her keel was laid down on May 30, 1985; The ship was launched for the first ...

WASP is an 844 foot, 41,000 ton warship that employs up to 31 aircraft and multiple high speed landing craft. She was built in Pascagoula, Mississippi and commissioned in 1989.

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Wasp serves as the first-in-class for the Navy’s amphibious assault ships, of which 7 remain. Welcome to the official website of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1).

Wasp completed a pre-deployment overhaul in 2017 and subsequently departed Norfolk on 30 August to deploy to Sasebo, Japan to relieve Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) as the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship in the Seventh Fleet.

Jun 26, 2024 · Big deck amphibious warship USS Wasp (LHD-1) passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday and is now operating in the Mediterranean Sea, according to ship spotters. The transit follows a brief port visit to Naval Station Rota, Spain.

Oct 17, 2019 · 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. In naming LHD 1 "WASP," the Navy honors nine previous ships, dating to the American Revolution, which have borne this illustration name.