Tarawa class amphibious assault ship

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<tr valign="top"><td>Preceded by:</td><td>N/A</td></tr> <tr valign="top"><td>Succeeded by:</td><td>Wasp-class amphibious assault ship</td></tr> <tr valign="top"><td>Displacement:</td><td>39,400 tons (40,032 t) full load</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Length:</td><td>820 ft (249.9 m)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Beam:</td><td>106 ft (31.8 m)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Propulsion:</td><td>Two boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 total shaft horsepower (52 MW)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Speed:</td><td>24 knots (44 km/h)</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Complement:</td><td>82 officers, 882 enlisted. 1,900 Marines</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Armament:</td><td>Two RAM launchers; two Phalanx 20 mm CIWS mounts; four 0.50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns; four 25 mm Mk 38 Bushmaster cannons. The class was originally equipped with 2 5"/54 (127 mm) Mk. 45 lightweight guns</td></tr><tr valign="top"><td>Aircraft:</td><td>CH-53 Sea Stallions
CH-46 Sea Knights
AV-8B Harrier IIs</td></tr><tr><th align="center" colspan="2" style="background-color: navy; color:white;">Ships of the class</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2">USS Tarawa (LHA-1)
USS Saipan (LHA-2)
USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3)
USS Nassau (LHA-4)
USS Peleliu (LHA-5)

Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship class Amphibious assault ship
USS Nassau
Class Overview
Type:	Amphibious assault ship
Name:	Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship
General characteristics

The Tarawa-class is one of the class of amphibious assault ships currently in the service of the United States Navy. The ships were constructed by Ingalls Shipbuilding, at Pascagoula, Mississippi.

The Tarawa class formed the basis for the later Wasp class. They can be best told apart from bow sponsons. The Tarawa type has bow sponsons, originally for 5 inch (127 mm) guns, while the Wasp does not. The first ship of the class, the USS Tarawa (LHA-1), was launched on May 29, 1976.