Lead of the class USS America
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Name | Helmand Province |
Namesake | Helmand province campaign |
Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
Identification | Hull number: LHA-10 |
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Class and type | America-class amphibious assault ship |
Displacement | 44,971 long tons (45,693 t) |
Length | 844 ft (257 m) |
Beam | 106 ft (32 m) |
Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) (7.9 meters) |
Propulsion | Two marine gas turbines, two shafts, 70,000 bhp (52,000 kW), two 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) auxiliary propulsion motors. |
Speed | Over 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
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USS Helmand Province (LHA-10) will be the fifth America-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. The ship is named after the Afghan Helmand Province, the site of a US Marine Corps campaign during the War in Afghanistan.