US launches new amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), type Ameriza
The US Navy will soon be replenished with a new aircraft carrier. At the shipyard of the company Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula (Mississippi), the ceremony of launching the new amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) of the type Amerissa passed, reports "Warspot" with a link to the portal navaltoday.com
Tripoli was laid in June 2014 of the year and is the second ship of the type Amerisa (the lead ship of the USS America LHA 6 was adopted in October 2014 of the year). In total, the US Navy plans to adopt 12 of such ships. Because of the considerable size of the USS Tripoli, its output from the dock took 19 hours. Now the ship is being completed afloat, this year it has to pass a series of factory tests, and by the end of 2018 of the year - to take up combat duty.
In terms of their displacement (45 700 t), Ameriza-type amphibious assault ships are comparable to light aircraft carriers. In addition, these ships are equipped with a long flight deck (257 m) and can carry fighters with a short takeoff and vertical landing (F-35B). The command of the US Marine Corps proposes that the Ministry of Defense officially re-qualify these ships into light aircraft carriers, but so far they are officially considered to be universal landing ships.
Ameriza-type amphibious assault ships are planned to be equipped with a flooded deck, which can carry amphibious boats and amphibious armored personnel carriers. In this case, the first two ships (USS Ameriza and USS Tripoli) are built according to the modified project and do not have a flooded deck. Instead, on each of these ships are equipped with additional hangar rooms and workshops.
Tripoli length is more than 257 m, displacement - 45 700 t. The crew has more than 1000 people, still about 2000 paratroopers can be placed in its internal compartments. The base wing of the ship consists of X-NUMX converters MV-12, 22 F-6B, 35 ΑH-4Z, 1 ΜΗ-4 helicopters, and 53 UΗ-3 helicopters. When using USS Tripoli as a light aircraft carrier, its air wing will consist of X-NUMX F-1B fighter jets.
Tripoli was laid in June 2014 of the year and is the second ship of the type Amerisa (the lead ship of the USS America LHA 6 was adopted in October 2014 of the year). In total, the US Navy plans to adopt 12 of such ships. Because of the considerable size of the USS Tripoli, its output from the dock took 19 hours. Now the ship is being completed afloat, this year it has to pass a series of factory tests, and by the end of 2018 of the year - to take up combat duty.
Launching the ship USS Tripoli
In terms of their displacement (45 700 t), Ameriza-type amphibious assault ships are comparable to light aircraft carriers. In addition, these ships are equipped with a long flight deck (257 m) and can carry fighters with a short takeoff and vertical landing (F-35B). The command of the US Marine Corps proposes that the Ministry of Defense officially re-qualify these ships into light aircraft carriers, but so far they are officially considered to be universal landing ships.
Ameriza-type amphibious assault ships are planned to be equipped with a flooded deck, which can carry amphibious boats and amphibious armored personnel carriers. In this case, the first two ships (USS Ameriza and USS Tripoli) are built according to the modified project and do not have a flooded deck. Instead, on each of these ships are equipped with additional hangar rooms and workshops.
Tripoli length is more than 257 m, displacement - 45 700 t. The crew has more than 1000 people, still about 2000 paratroopers can be placed in its internal compartments. The base wing of the ship consists of X-NUMX converters MV-12, 22 F-6B, 35 ΑH-4Z, 1 ΜΗ-4 helicopters, and 53 UΗ-3 helicopters. When using USS Tripoli as a light aircraft carrier, its air wing will consist of X-NUMX F-1B fighter jets.
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