LHD-1 Wasp Class
Assault Ship

LHD-6 Bonhomme Richard
Displacement, standard: 28233 t
Displacement, full load: 40532 t
Dimensions: 257.3 m / 42.7 m / 8.1 m
Propulsion: 2 boilers, 2 geared turbines, 2 shafts
Power: 77000 hp
Speed: 24.0 kts
Range: 9500 nm / 20 kts
Armament: 2 Sea Sparrow launchers
3 Phalanx
Aircraft: 30-32 CH-46
6 AV-6B
Complement: 1080 + 1873 troops
 

 

  Name FY Laid Down Launched Com. Decom. Stricken Yard  
LHD 1 Wasp 1984 30.05.1985 04.08.1987 29.07.1988 Active   Ing  
LHD 2 Essex 1986 30.03.1989 07.01.1991 19.10.1992 Active   Ing  
LHD 3 Kearsarge 1988 06.02.1990 26.03.1992 25.09.1993 Active   Ing  
LHD 4 Boxer 1989 08.04.1991 13.08.1993 11.02.1995 Active   Ing  
LHD 5 Bataan 1991 25.04.1994 15.03.1996 20.09.1997 Active   Ing  
LHD 6 Bonhomme Richard 1993 18.06.1995 14.03.1997 15.08.1998 Active   Ing  
LHD 7 Iwo Jima 1996 03.11.1997 04.02.2000 30.06.2001 Active   Ing