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Amphibious assault ship USS Bougainville (LHA-8)

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Classification

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

Basic information

Namesake:
Bougainville Campaign
Operator:
United States NavyUnited States Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Ingalls ShipbuildingIngalls Shipbuilding
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:
Status:
Launched

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
Command and control:
65
Embarked units:
1,687

Combat assets

Boats & landing craft:
  • 2 * Landing Craft Air Cushion or
  • 1 * Landing Craft Utility
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 King Stallion
  • UH-1Y Venom
  • AH-1Z Viper
  • MH-60S Knighthawk

USS Bougainville (LHA-8) is a planned America-class amphibious assault ship to be built for the United States Navy. It will be the second Navy ship to be named Bougainville. Bougainville will be built by Huntington Ingalls Industries at its shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi and is expected to be delivered to the U.S. Navy in 2024.

Bougainville officially started fabrication on 16 October 2018. The ship was first laid down on 14 March 2019. On 30 June 2023 a fire in the ship's superstructure was reported, there were only six minor injuries, and seemingly minimal damage to the ship. The fire is being investigated by the Navy and Ingalls Shipbuilding.

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