Class & type:
Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement:
39,438 long tons full and 25,982 tons light
Length:
820 ft (250 m)
Beam:
106.6 ft (32.5 m)
Draft:
27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion:
Steam turbine
Speed:
24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Complement:
262 officers and about 2,543 enlisted men
Armament:
Two rolling airframe missile launchers,
Four 25 mm Mk 38 Bushmaster gun mounts,
Two Phalanx CIWS for self-defense,
Five 0.50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns.
These ships were built with an offensive armament with three 5-inch rapid-fire naval guns and a defense of two Mk 115 Basic Point Defense Missile guided missile units.
Aircraft carried:
Six AV-8B Harrier attack planes
Four AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters
Twelve CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters
Nine CH-53 Sea Stallion heavy helicopters
Four UH-1N Iroquois helicopters