Tarawa class - LH - Assault Carrier IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: 3 Call Sign: NBWD Shipyard: Ingalls Shipbuilding See Also: CV Independence class CVL-24 Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDecommissionedStruckFate: sunkDeploymentAircraft History of USS Belleau Wood LHA-3 1969-nov-15OrderedOrdered 1973-mar-05Laid downLaid down 1977-apr-11LaunchedLaunched 1978-sep-23CommissionedCommissioned 1981-mar-03AircraftAircraft accident CH-46D 153961 1984 organic helicopter was HH-1N 160834 2002-sepDeploymentDeployment Operation Enduring Freedom part of a 3 ship Amphibious Ready Group 2005-oct-28DecommissionedDecommissioned 2005-oct-28StruckStruck 2006-jul-13Fate: sunkFate: sunk as target during RIMPAC 06 Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Tarawa class 900crew 1900troops 39400full load (tn) 250length (m) 32beam (m) 7.90draught (m) 24max speed (knots) 70000power (shp) 2Naval Engine boilers2Naval 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-201Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-52 Aircraft Typical Max USMC B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 1242 USMC Sikorsky S-80 H-53E 60 USMC Bell 209 AH-1 Cobra 40 USMC Bell UH-1N 20 Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding,