AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT
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Iwo Jima | LPH | 2-3, 7, 9-12 *Note 1 |
Tarawa | LHA | 1-5 |
Wasp | LHD | 1-8 |
Training | IX | 64, 81 |
Hull | Name | Builder *Note 2 |
Date Commission | Date Decommission or Loss |
Designation & Change Date |
Remarks |
AMPHIBIOUS CARRIERS |
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LPH 2 | Iwo Jima | PSNY | 26 Aug 1961 | 14 July 1993 | Stricken, 25 Sept 1993 | |
LPH 3 | Okinawa | PHNY | 14 Apr 1962 | 17 Dec 1992 | Stricken, 17 Dec 1992 Target? |
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LPH 7 | Guadalcanal | PHNY | 20 Jul 1963 | 31 Aug 1994 | Stricken, 31 Aug 1994 Maritime Admin, 16 Mar 2001 |
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LPH 9 | Guam | PHNY | 16 Jan 1965 | 25 Aug 1998 | Stricken, 25 Aug 1998 Sunk as target, 16 Oct 2001 |
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LPH 10 | Tripoli | ING | 6 Aug 1966 | 8 Sept 1995 | Stricken, 15 Sept 1995 Leased, US Army, 26 June 1997 |
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LPH 11 | New Orleans | PHNY | 16 Nov 1968 | 1 Oct 1997 | Held for donation, Suisun Bay CA | |
LPH 12 | Inchon | ING | 20 Jun 1970 | 20 Jun 2002 | MCS-12, 1996 | Inactive, Philadelphia PA |
LHA 1 | Tarawa | LITT | 29 May 1976 | Active, San Diego | ||
LHA 2 | Saipan | LITT | 15 Oct 1977 | Active, Norfolk | ||
LHA 3 | Belleau Wood | LITT | 23 Sep 1978 | Active, San Diego | ||
LHA 4 | Nassau | LITT | 28 Jun 1979 | Active, Norfolk | ||
LHA 5 | Peleliu | LITT | 3 May 1980 | Active, San Diego | ||
LHD 1 | Wasp | LITT | 29 Jul 1989 | Active, Norfolk | ||
LHD 2 | Essex | LITT | 17 Oct 1992 | Active, Sasebo | ||
LHD 3 | Kearsarge | LITT | 16 Oct 1993 | Active, Norfolk | ||
LHD 4 | Boxer | LITT | 11 Feb 1995 | Active, San Diego | ||
LHD 5 | Bataan | LITT | 20 Sep 1997 | Active, Norfolk | ||
LHD 6 | Bonhomme Richard | LITT | 15 Aug 1998 | Active, San Diego | ||
LHD 7 | Iwo Jima | LITT | 30 Jun 2001 | Active, Norfolk | ||
LHD 8 | Makin Island | LITT | (2007/2008?) | Contract award, 19 Apr 2002 | ||
TRAINING CARRIERS |
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IX 64 | Wolverine | DET | 12 Aug 1942 *Note 3 |
7 Nov 1945 | Former Seeandbee, paddle steamer built 1912 Acquired 12 Mar 42 Stricken 28 Nov 1945 |
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IX 81 | Sable | ASB | 8 Mar 1943 *Note 3 |
7 Nov 1945 | Former Greater Buffalo, paddle steamer built 1923 Acquired 7 Aug 1942 Stricken 28 Nov 1945 |
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1. LPH-1 ex Block Island (CVE-106), LPH-4 ex Boxer (CV-21), LPH-5 ex
Princeton (CV-37), LPH-6 ex Thetis Bay (CVE-90), LPH-8 ex Valley Forge
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![]() Chesneau, Roger (ed.); Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922-1946; Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1988. Fahey; The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet; Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, various years. Friedman, Norman; U.S. Aircraft Carriers, An Illustrated Design History; Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1983 Polmar, Norman; The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet War 2, Annapolis MD, Naval Institute Press, 1988. US Navy Office of Naval Intelligence; US Naval Vessels 1943; Naval Institute Press, 1986. US Navy; Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Washington DC, Government Printing Office, various years. |
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