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Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7)

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Classification

Ship class:
America-class amphibious assault ship
Type:
Amphibious assault ship (LHA, LHD, LPH)

Basic information

Operator:
United States NavyUnited States Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Ingalls ShipbuildingIngalls Shipbuilding
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
45,693 t
Length:
257 m
Beam:
32 m
Draft:
7.9 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 2 * marine gas turbines, 70,000 bhp (52,000 kW)
  • 2 * 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) auxiliary propulsion motors
  • 2 * shafts
Speed:
22 knots

Personnel

Complement:
1,059
Embarked units:
1,687

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • AN/SPQ-9B surface search & fire control radar
  • AN/SPS-48E(V)10 3-D airsearch radar
  • AN/SPS-49(V)1 2-D airsearch radar
  • AN/SPM-43C air traffic control radar
  • Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Mod 4
  • Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC)
  • AN/SLQ-32B(V)2 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 1
  • 2 * Mk53 NULKA decoy launchers
Armament:
  • 2 * Rolling Airframe Missile launchers
  • 2 * Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile launchers
  • 2 * 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts
  • 2 * 25mm M242 Bushmaster Machine Gun System
  • 7 * twin .50 BMG machine guns
Aircraft:
  • AV-8B Harrier II
  • MV-22B Osprey
  • F-35B Lightning II
  • CH-53K Super Stallion
  • UH-1Y Venom
  • AH-1Z Viper
  • MH-60S Knighthawk

USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is the second America-class amphibious assault ship built for the United States Navy. She is the third U.S. Navy ship named for the Battle of Derne in 1805. It was the decisive victory of a mercenary army led by a detachment of United States Marines and soldiers against the forces of Tripoli during the First Barbary War. It was the first recorded land battle of the United States fought overseas.

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