USS Makin Island (LHD-8)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Makin Island.

USS Makin Island departs San Diego during 2011
USS Makin Island departs Naval Base San Diego, 2011
History
United States
NameUSS Makin Island
NamesakeMakin Island
Awarded19 April 2002[1]
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding[1]
Laid down14 February 2004[1]
Sponsored byMrs. Silke Hagee, wife of Michael Hagee
Christened19 August 2006
Launched22 September 2006[1]
Acquired16 April 2009[2]
Commissioned24 October 2009[3]
HomeportSan Diego, California[3]
Identification
MottoGung Ho
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
TypeWasp-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious assault ship
Displacement40,500 long tons (41,150 t) full load
Length843 ft (257 m)
Beam104 ft (31.8 m)
Draft27 ft (8.1 m)
Installed power2 × 35,000 shp (26,000 kW) gas turbines (GE – LM 2500+) 2 x 5,000 shp (3,700 kW) electric motors 6 × 4,000 kW diesel generators (Fairbanks Morse Engines)
PropulsionHybrid electric propulsion (CODLOG) driving two shafts 70,000 shaft horsepower (52,000 kW), 2 × 16.5 ft (5.0 m) diameter controllable pitch propellers (Rolls-Royce)
Speed28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Well deck dimensions266-by-50-foot (81 by 15.2 m) by 28-foot (8.5 m) high
Boats & landing
craft carried
Troops1,687 troops (plus 184 surge) Marine detachment
Complement1,208
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
Aircraft carried

USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Makin Island, target of the Marine Raiders' Makin Island raid early on in the United States' involvement in World War II.

Makin Island's task is to embark, deploy, and land elements of a Marine Corps landing force in an amphibious assault by helicopters, landing craft, and amphibious vehicles. The secondary or convertible mission for Makin Island is sea control and power projection.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "USS Makin Island (LHD 8)". Naval Vessel Register. United States Navy. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NNS4172009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Makin Island Begins Transit to San Diego Homeport" (Press release). Pascagoula, Mississippi: Navy News Service. 11 July 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Fact File: Amphibious Assault Ships - LHD/LHA(R)". United States Navy. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ^ "LHD-1 Wasp class". Federation of American Scientists. 9 May 2000. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2011.