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LHA-6 USS America

US US Navy





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MMSI: 369970739
Flight Deck: 6
Call Sign: NUSA
Shipyard: Ingalls Shipbuilding
See Also: CV America (1965) class CV-66





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History of US USS America LHA-6

2007-jun-01OrderedOrdered
2009-jul-17Laid downLaid down
2012-jun-04LaunchedLaunched
2014-aug maiden transit around South America, America visits Americas, MH-60S 167816
2014-sep-15HomeportHomeport Naval Base San Diego arrived at NB San Diego
2014-oct-06Port VisitPort Visit SFFW 2014 San Francisco Fleet Week 2014 in San Francisco at pier 30-32 for Fleet Week and commissioning during the event
2014-oct-11CommissionedCommissioned during Fleet Week in San Francisco
2020-sep-17DeploymentDeployment Philippine Sea 31st MEU Exercising in Philippine Sea, part of 31st MEU, with V-22s of VMM-262 embarked.
2022-feb-10NEWSEast China Sea Japanese Chinook on USS America for Noble Fusion



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  Specifications


America (2014) class
1059crew
1500troops
44970full load (tn)
257.30length (m)
32.30beam (m)
7.90draught (m)
70000power (shp)

2Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500

2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

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