Wasp class LHD (1987)

Wasp, Essex, Kearsarge, Boxer, Bataan, Bonhomme Richard, Iwo Jima, Makin Island LHD-1 to 8, 1989-2009, in service. We continue our exploration of US Navy Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD for Landing, Helicopter, Dock) with the last class of the cold war (Only one was operational before the fall of USSR) and essentially a follow-up of the … Read more

Iwo Jima class (1960)

Amphibious Assault Ship LPH-2 to LPH-12 1961-2002: USS Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Guadalcanal, Guam, Tripoli, New Orleans, Inchon. New lineage: US Cold War Amphibious Capital Ships. The USMC alongside the USN had its own “aircraft carriers”. They were anything but. Instead they were dedicated, large amphibious assault ships that happened to have an helicopter, and later … Read more