Wasp class - LH - Assault Carrier IMO: 4681620 MMSI: 368702000 Flight Deck: 3 Call Sign: NNKP Shipyard: Ingalls Shipbuilding Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedPort VisitDeploymentAircraft History of USS Kearsarge LHD-3 1990-feb-06Laid downLaid down 1992-mar-26LaunchedLaunched 1993-oct-16CommissionedCommissioned 2010-julDeploymentDeployment Exercise Auriga 2010 Participated in the Amphibious component of Ex Auriga, with HMS Albion, HMS Ocean and RFA Largs Bay, until Aug 2010. 2011-apr-11NEWSCamp Bastion Osprey Makes Historic Intercontinental Flight 2013-may-02DeploymentDeployment Gulf of Oman Gulf of Oman 2013-octAircraftAircraft Last UH-1N deployment. 159195 2015-dec-09NEWSSuez Canal Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier Crossed Suez Canal 2017-aug-30NEWSCamp Lejeune 26th MEU to Support Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts 2017-sep-02 Hurricane Harvey Ready for Hurricane Harvey relief support 2017-sep-09DeploymentDeployment Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations in route to the US Virgin Islands for Hurricane Irma relief support 2017-sep-20DeploymentDeployment Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations Operating around US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, following Hurricane Maria disaster. 2017-oct-03AircraftAircraft Roosevelt Roads President Trump on VH-60N 163266 2018-jul-02NEWS Kearsarge ARG Completes First East Coast SWATT 2022-jan-16AircraftAircraft NS Norfolk arrived at NS Norfolk in preparation for its Amphibious Ready Group deployment in Apr. 2022-apr-11Port VisitPort Visit Tromso Cruise Terminal Arrived in Tromso harbour. Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Wasp class 1080crew 1900troops 41180full load (tn) 257.20length (m) 33.50beam (m) 9.10draught (m) 22max speed (knots) 70000power (shp) 2Naval Engine steam turbines 2Missile Launcher Mk 49 21-cell RAM 2Missile Launcher Mk 29 8-cell Sea Sparrow 3Naval Gun Mark 38 25 mm 3Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm Aircraft Typical Max USMC Bell V-22 Osprey 010 USMC B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 1242 USMC Bell UH-1N 20 USMC Sikorsky S-80 H-53E 40 USMC Bell 209 AH-1 Cobra 40 USMC Bell UH-1Y Venom 02 Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding,
Camp Bastion Osprey Makes Historic Intercontinental Flight 
Gulf of Oman Gulf of Oman
Suez Canal Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier Crossed Suez Canal 
Camp Lejeune 26th MEU to Support Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts 
Tromso Cruise Terminal Arrived in Tromso harbour.
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