An updated version of the previous Tarawa class, Wasps not longer have the bow sponsons and they also are 7 meters longer in overall length to better accommodate the LCAC landing craft in their well deck.
| 1985-may-30 | Laid down | Laid down  LHD-1 USS Wasp | |
| 1986-sep-10 | Ordered | Ordered LHD-2 USS Essex | |
| 1987-aug-04 | Launched | Launched LHD-1 USS Wasp | |
| 1989-mar-20 | Laid down | Laid down LHD-2 USS Essex | |
| 1989-jul-29 | Commissioned | Commissioned LHD-1 USS Wasp | |
| 1990-feb-06 | Laid down | Laid down LHD-3 USS Kearsarge | |
| 1991-feb-23 | Launched | Launched LHD-2 USS Essex | |
| 1991-apr-18 | Laid down | Laid down LHD-4 USS Boxer | |
| 1991-dec-20 | Ordered | Ordered LHD-5 USS Bataan | |
| 1992-mar-26 | Launched | Launched LHD-3 USS Kearsarge | |
| 1992-oct-17 | Commissioned | Commissioned LHD-2 USS Essex | |
| 1992-dec-11 | Ordered | Ordered LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard | |
| 1993-aug-13 | Launched | Launched LHD-4 USS Boxer | |
| 1993-oct-16 | Commissioned | Commissioned LHD-3 USS Kearsarge | |
| 1994-jun-22 | Laid down | Laid down LHD-5 USS Bataan | |
| 1995-feb-11 | Commissioned | Commissioned LHD-4 USS Boxer | |
| 1995-feb-28 | Ordered | Ordered LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima | |
| 1995-apr-18 | Laid down | Laid down LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard | |
| 1996-mar-15 | Launched | Launched LHD-5 USS Bataan | |
| 1997-mar-14 | Launched | Launched LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard | |
| 1997-sep-20 | Commissioned | Commissioned LHD-5 USS Bataan | |
| 1997-dec-12 | Laid down | Laid down LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima | |
| 1998-aug-15 | Commissioned | Commissioned LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard | |
| 1999-mar | Aircraft | Aircraft LHD-4 USS Boxer on board H-46 151927, 151933, 153952, 154039, 154040, 154831. H-53 162499 | |
| 1999-sep-14 | Port Visit | Port Visit LHD-5 USS Bataan 14 Sep 1999 visiting NS Nofolk, VA.with 7 CH-46Es embarked (3 unidentified). | |
| 1999-oct-09 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-2 USS Essex San Francisco Fleet Week 1999 Present for Fleet Week 1999. Airframes from HMLA-267, HMH-361 and HMH-364 embarked. | |
| 2001 | Homeport | Homeport LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima Norfolk, Virginia | |
| 2001-mar-25 | Launched | Launched LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima | |
| 2001-jun-30 | Commissioned | Commissioned LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima | |
| 2001-oct | Deployment | Deployment LHD-5 USS Bataan Launched CH-63Es from HMM-264 carrying US Marines from Task Force 58 in their assault on Rhino. | |
| 2004-feb-14 | Laid down | Laid down LHD-8 USS Makin Island | |
| 2005-sep-04 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima Hurricane Katrina relief efforts | |
| 2006-sep-22 | Launched | Launched LHD-8 USS Makin Island | |
| 2007-jan-26 | Aircraft | Aircraft LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard MH-60S 166310 accident | |
| 2007-sep-04 | Aircraft | Aircraft LHD-5 USS Bataan First CV-22 Osprey trials by USAF 8th SOS | |
| 2007-sep-17 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-1 USS Wasp To Iraq with 10 Osprey from VMM-263 in their first combat deployment | |
| 2009-may-26 | Aircraft | Aircraft LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima NYC Fleet Week, VMM-162 MV-22B 165847 | |
| 2009-aug-07 | Aircraft | Aircraft LHD-2 USS Essex Australian Black Hawk A25-112 in the Coral Sea | |
| 2009-oct-24 | Commissioned | Commissioned LHD-8 USS Makin Island | |
| 2010-jan-18 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-5 USS Bataan Operation Panlake Diverted with its embarked V-22 and 22 MEU to Haiti for Earthquake relief effort (arrived 18 Jan) as part of US Operation Unified Response, with USS Nassau. | |
| 2010-jun-28 | Port Visit | Port Visit LHD-1 USS Wasp Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review | |
| 2010-jul | Aircraft | Aircraft LHD-2 USS Essex RAN Sea King N16-125 in the Coral Sea | |
| 2010-jul | Deployment | Deployment LHD-3 USS Kearsarge Exercise Auriga 2010 Participated in the Amphibious component of Ex Auriga, with HMS Albion, HMS Ocean and RFA Largs Bay, until Aug 2010. | |
| 2011-mar | Deployment | Deployment LHD-2 USS Essex Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Along with USS Germantown, both with elements of 31st MEU embarked, were ordered from the Sea of Japan to the east coast of Honshu for Tsunami relief operations. | |
| 2011-aug-10 | | LHD-8 USS Makin Island 11th MEU 2011-08 | |
| 2012-apr-11 | Aircraft | Aircraft LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima MV-22 Osprey 165844 accident | |
| 2012-apr-17 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-1 USS Wasp NOLA Navy Week visited New Orleans to commemorate War of 1812 | |
| 2013-may-02 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-3 USS Kearsarge Gulf of Oman | |
| 2013-jul-15 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard Talisman Saber 2013 | |
| 2013-oct | Aircraft | Aircraft LHD-3 USS Kearsarge Last UH-1N deployment. 159195 | |
| 2014-apr-20 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard Part of PHIBRON 11, 31st MEU, SAR operations for the sunken ferry Sewol of the coast of the Republic of Korea | |
| 2014-oct-21 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-8 USS Makin Island 11th MEU WESTPAC 14-2 Cougar Voyage 15 | |
| 2014-nov-26 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-8 USS Makin Island 11th MEU WESTPAC 14-2 hostage rescue in Yemen | |
| 2015-apr-02 | | LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard with VMM-262 Ospreys aboard | |
| 2015-jul-07 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard Talisman Sabre 2015 participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre 15. Flagship for US Expeditionary Strike Group 7. | |
| 2016-aug-01 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-1 USS Wasp Operation Odyssey Lightning Began precision srikes against ISIL in Sirte as part of Operation Odyssey Lightning, until relieved by USS San Antonio on 8 Nov. Returned to NAS Norfolk on 24 Dec. | |
| 2016-oct-08 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima Hurricane Matthew relief operations embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit plus Humanitarian stores and departed Mayport for Haiti, to assist, and then relieve USS Mesa Verde. | |
| 2017-may | Deployment | Deployment LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard Departed Sasebo for a 4 month deployment in 7th Fleet area of operations. Returned on 25 Sep. | |
| 2017-sep-02 | | LHD-3 USS Kearsarge Hurricane Harvey Ready for Hurricane Harvey relief support | |
| 2017-sep-05 | | LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations Departed Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, FL to Norfolk, VA to load 26th MEU elements in support of Hurricane Irma relief operations | |
| 2017-sep-07 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-1 USS Wasp Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations Arrived in the US Virgin Islands for Hurricane Irma relief support | |
| 2017-sep-09 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-3 USS Kearsarge Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations in route to the US Virgin Islands for Hurricane Irma relief support | |
| 2017-sep-20 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-3 USS Kearsarge Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations Operating around US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, following Hurricane Maria disaster. | |
| 2017-oct-03 | Aircraft | Aircraft LHD-3 USS Kearsarge President Trump on VH-60N 163266 | |
| 2017-dec | Deployment | Deployment LHD-1 USS Wasp Departed Norfolk, VA to relieve USS Bonhomme Richard as Forward deployed Amphibious Force 7th Fleet flagship at Sasebo | |
| 2018-jan | Deployment | Deployment LHD-1 USS Wasp Returned to Sasebo after Indo-Pacific deployment on 26 Apr, with US 7th Fleet and hosting 31 MEU. Supported by USS Ashland (LSD 48), USS Green Bay (LPD 20), USS Sterett (DDG 104) and USS Dewey (DDG 105). | |
| 2018-jan | Deployment | Deployment LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard Relieved as Forward deployed Amphibious Force 7th Fleet flagship at Sasebo by USS Wasp. | |
| 2018-may-08 | Homeport | Homeport LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard Moved to San Diego for a 2-year upgrade for integration of F-35B | |
| 2019-jan-24 | Port Visit | Port Visit LHD-2 USS Essex USS Essex and embarked 13th MEU visited Phuket. | |
| 2020-mar-12 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-5 USS Bataan with 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, part of U.S. 5th Fleet | |
| 2020-jul-12 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard Seriously damaged by fire, following an explosion on board, alongside Pier 2 at San Diego. | |
| 2021-feb | Deployment | Deployment LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima departed for 6 month deployment of IJ Ampbious Ready Group, with HSC-26 and VMM-162 (reinforced) embarked. Returned Oct 2021. | |
| 2021-apr-15 | Deployment | Deployment LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima operating off west coast of Scottish mainland as Flagship of Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, conducting a RAS with USNS Supply. | |
| 2021-apr-15 | | LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard departed San Diego under tow, for Texas and possible scrapping. | |
| 2021-may-11 | | LHD-6 USS Bonhomme Richard passed through Panama Canal, en route Texas. | |
| 2021-nov-17 | Aircraft | Aircraft LHD-7 USS Iwo Jima VMX-1 CH-53K MV-008 tests in the Atlantic Ocean | |
| 2022-jan-16 | Aircraft | Aircraft LHD-3 USS Kearsarge arrived at NS Norfolk in preparation for its Amphibious Ready Group deployment in Apr. | |
| 2022-feb-21 | | LHD-2 USS Essex 11th MEU 2022-2 | |
| 2022-apr-11 | Port Visit | Port Visit LHD-3 USS Kearsarge Arrived in Tromso harbour. | |
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