Whidbey Island class - L - Landing Ship/Platform Dock IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NAOW Shipyard: Avondale Shipyard Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDeploymentHomeport History of USS Ashland LSD-48 1988-apr-04Laid downLaid down 1989-nov-11LaunchedLaunched 1992-may-09CommissionedCommissioned 1992-may-10HomeportHomeport Little Creek naval base 2015-jul-15NEWS MV-22 Osprey in Talisman Sabre 2015 2016-mar-18NEWS USA and South Korea Exercise Ssang Yong 2016 2017-sep-19NEWSMCAS Futenma 31st MEU Completes Deployment, Returns to Okinawa 2018-janDeploymentDeployment Sasebo Naval Base Wasp Strike Group Part of Expeditionary Strike Group supporting USS Wasp in her Jan-Apr 2018 Pacfic deployment 2019-jul-28NEWSCoral Sea Marine Air Traffic Control Mobile Team 2019-jul-30NEWSCoral Sea Air Assault Company of a Marine Expeditionary Unit 2019-sep-18NEWSCamp Hansen Wasp Amphibious Ready Group in the East China Sea Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Whidbey Island class 415crew 402troops 15725full load (tn) 186length (m) 25.60beam (m) 6.30draught (m) 8000range (nm) 22max speed (knots) 33000power (shp) 4Naval Engine diesel 2Naval Gun Mark 38 25 mm 2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm 4Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC 1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-49 1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-67 1Naval Radar surface search and navigation radar AN/SPS-64 Aircraft Typical Max Landing platform only. No hangar US Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon 02 USMC B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 03 Builder Avondale Shipyard,