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1976 to 2009    

LHA-1 USS Tarawa

US US Navy





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Flight Deck: 1
Call Sign: NLHA
Shipyard: Ingalls Shipbuilding





  Events

History of US USS Tarawa LHA-1

1969-may-01OrderedOrdered
1971-nov-15Laid downLaid down
1973-dec-01LaunchedLaunched
1976-may-29CommissionedCommissioned
1985DeploymentDeployment Pacific deployment for 6 months, including testing Mastiff UAV procedures in support of amphibious operations, until early 1986
1998-jul-09Port VisitPort Visit HK Hong Kong Port Embarked 6 AV8 of VMA-211 UH-1 159689 : 160175 AH-1 165044 : 165277 : 165280 : 165323 H-46 150958 : 151915 : 153350 : 154817 : 156420 : 156426 : 156439 : 157696 H-53 164362 : 164363 : 164364 : 164365 except for the 2 US Navy HH-46D all aircraft for composite unit HMM-268 with code YQ-..
2004-jun-29DeploymentDeployment RIMPAC 04 Participated in RIMPAC 04 exercise
2009-mar-31DecommissionedDecommissioned to fleet reserve



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  Specifications

Tarawa class
900crew
1900troops
39400full load (tn)
250length (m)
32beam (m)
7.90draught (m)
24max speed (knots)
70000power (shp)
2Naval Engine boilers
2Naval Engine steam turbines
2Missile Launcher Mk 49 21-cell RAM
4Naval Gun Mark 38 25 mm
2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm
1Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC
1Aids TACAN URN-20
1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-52

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  Builder

US Ingalls Shipbuilding,




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