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USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)
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Specifications
  • Wasp-class
  • Keel Laid: February 6, 1990
  • Launched: March 26, 1992
  • Commissioned: October 16, 1993
  • Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss.
  • Propulsion system: Two boilers, two geared turbines
  • Propellers: Two
  • Aircraft elevators: Two
  • Length: 840 feet (256 meters)
  • Flight Deck Width: 140 feet (42.6 meters)
  • Beam: 106 feet (32,.3 meters)
  • Draft: 26,5 feet (8.1 meters)
  • Displacement: approx. 40,500 tons full load
  • Speed: 23 knots
  • Aircraft: (depends upon mission)
    6 AV-8B Harrier attack planes, 4 AH-1W Super Cobra attack helis, 12 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, 9 CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters, 4 UH-1N Huey helicopters
    or
    6 AV-8B Harrier attack planes, 12 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, 9 CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters
    or
    Assault - 42 CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters
    or
    Sea Control - 20 AV-8B Harrier attack planes, 6 ASW helicopters
  • Crew: Ship: 73 officers, 1,009 enlisted; Marine Detachment: 1,894
  • Armament: Two Mk-29 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, eight Mk-33 .50 cal. machine guns, two Rolling Airframe Missile Systems
  • Cost: Approx. $353 million
  • Homeport: Norfolk, VA
USS Kearsarge Crest

The USS KEARSARGE is the fourth ship in the navy’s history to be named after the Kearsarge Mountain in New Hampshire. Its primary mission is the embarkation, deployment, landing and support of a Marine landing force. The USS KEARSARGE took its maiden voyage on March 22, 1995, serving as the primary platform for the rescue of Air Force Captain Scott O’Grady after he was shot down over Bosnia. Since then, it has been deployed six more times, traveling in all regions of the world, assisting in support of September 11, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The USS KEARSARGE has been honored with a number of awards, including the Ronald Reagan Distinguished Service Award, the Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award, and the Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic Safety Award.

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