LHD-8 USS Makin Island US Navy ---- usa classes ----Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Enterprise classAircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Ford classAircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Improved Nimitz classAircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Nimitz classAircraft Carrier ............ America (1965) classAircraft Carrier ............ Casablanca classAircraft Carrier ............ Commencement Bay classAircraft Carrier ............ Essex (long hull) classAircraft Carrier ............ Essex (short hull) classAircraft Carrier ............ Forrestal classAircraft Carrier ............ Independence classAircraft Carrier ............ John F Kennedy classAircraft Carrier ............ Kitty Hawk classAircraft Carrier ............ Midway classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Bainbridge classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ California classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Long Beach classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Truxtun classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Virginia classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Albany classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Belknap classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Boston classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Galveston classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Leahy classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Providence classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Ticonderoga classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Ticonderoga VLS classCruiser ............ Baltimore classCruiser ............ Brooklyn classCruiser ............ Cleveland classCruiser ............ Oregon City classCruiser ............ St. Louis classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke Flight I classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke Flight II classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke Flight IIA classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Charles F. Adams classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Charles F. Adams NTU classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Coontz classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Kidd classDestroyer ............ Allen M. Sumner classDestroyer ............ Farragut classDestroyer ............ Fletcher classDestroyer ............ Forrest Sherman classDestroyer ............ Gearing classDestroyer ............ Mitscher classDestroyer ............ Spruance classGuided-Missile Frigate ............ Brooke classGuided-Missile Frigate ............ Oliver Hazard Perry classGuided-Missile Frigate ............ Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull classFrigate ............ Bronstein classFrigate ............ Claud Jones classFrigate ............ Dealey classFrigate ............ Garcia classFrigate ............ Knox classCoast Guards ............ Famous MEC classCoast Guards ............ Hamilton classCoast Guards ............ National Security CutterCoast Guards ............ Reliance MEC classCoast Guards ............ Sentinel classLittoral combat ship ............ Freedom classLittoral combat ship ............ Independence classLittoral combat ship ............ Sea Fighter classCommand ship ............ Blue Ridge classAssault Carrier ............ America (2014) classAssault Carrier ............ Essex assault classAssault Carrier ............ Iwo Jima classAssault Carrier ............ Tarawa classAssault Carrier ............ Wasp classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Anchorage classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Ashland classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Austin classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Casa Grande classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Harpers Ferry classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Lewis B Puller ClassLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ LST-491 classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Newport classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Raleigh classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ San Antonio classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Thomaston classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Whidbey Island classSupport Ship ............ Cimarron classSupport Ship ............ Curtis and Wright classSupport Ship ............ Henry J. Kaiser classSupport Ship ............ Kilauea classSupport Ship ............ Lewis and Clark classSupport Ship ............ Mars classSupport Ship ............ Mercy classSupport Ship ............ Montford Point classSupport Ship ............ Rigel classSupport Ship ............ Sacramento classSupport Ship ............ Samuel Gompers classSupport Ship ............ Shenandoah classSupport Ship ............ Sirius classSupport Ship ............ Supply classSupport Ship ............ Theriot Offshore V classSupport Ship ............ Wichita classSupport Ship ............ Yellowstone classIcebreakers ............ Healy classIcebreakers ............ Polar classIcebreakers ............ Wind class--More------ Wasp class ships ----US Navy ----- LHD-1 USS WaspUS Navy ----- LHD-2 USS EssexUS Navy ----- LHD-3 USS KearsargeUS Navy ----- LHD-4 USS BoxerUS Navy ----- LHD-5 USS BataanUS Navy ----- LHD-6 USS Bonhomme RichardUS Navy ----- LHD-7 USS Iwo JimaUS Navy ----- LHD-8 USS Makin Island--More-- 2009 to present Data Login to Edit Wasp class LH - Assault Carrier IMO: MMSI: 369970689 Flight Deck: 8 Call Sign: NMXG Shipyard: Ingalls Shipbuilding Events Help Us Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedDeploymentHistory of LHD-8 USS Makin Island2004-feb-14Laid down2006-sep-22Launched2009-oct-24Commissioned2011-aug-10Naval Base San Diego 11th MEU 2011-08 2014-oct-21Deployment 11th MEU WESTPAC 14-2 Cougar Voyage 152014-nov-26DeploymentGulf of Aden 11th MEU WESTPAC 14-2 hostage rescue in Yemen2017-jan-20NEWS Gulf of Aden Pakistan Navy Alouette III on USS Makin Island Specifications from Wasp class 1080crew 1900troops 41180full load (tn) 257.20length (m) 33.50beam (m) 9.10draught (m) 22max speed (knots) 70000power (shp) 2Naval Engine steam turbines2Missile Launcher Mk 49 21-cell RAM2Missile Launcher Mk 29 8-cell Sea Sparrow3Naval Gun Mark 38 25 mm3Close-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 02The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding,
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