USS America (LHA-6)

For other ships with the same name, see USS America.

USS America with F-35Bs, MV-22 Ospreys, and several helicopters on deck
History
United States
NameAmerica[1]
NamesakeUnited States
Awarded1 June 2007
BuilderHuntington Ingalls Industries
Laid down17 July 2009[2]
Launched4 June 2012[3]
Sponsored byLynne Pace[2]
Christened20 October 2012[4]
Acquired10 April 2014[4][5][6]
Commissioned11 October 2014[7]
HomeportSasebo
IdentificationHull number: LHA-6
Motto
  • Bello vel pace paratus
  • (Ready for War or Peace)
Statusin active service
Notes
  • Program cost: $10.1 billion[8](FY15)
  • Unit cost: $3.4 billion[8] (FY15)
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General characteristics
Class and typeAmerica-class amphibious assault ship[2]
TypeLanding Helicopter Assault (LHA)
Displacement44,971 long tons (45,693 t)[9] full load
Length844 ft (257 m)[10][11]
Beam106 ft (32 m)
Draft26 ft (7.9 m)
PropulsionTwo marine gas turbines, two shafts, 70,000 bhp (52,000 kW), two 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) auxiliary propulsion motors.
SpeedOver 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)[12]
Troops1,687 Marines (plus 184 surge)
Complement102 officers, 1,102 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried

USS America (LHA-6), is an amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy and the lead ship of the America-class amphibious assault ship. The fourth U.S. warship to be named for the United States of America, she was delivered in spring of 2014, replacing Peleliu of the Tarawa class. Her mission is to act as the flagship of an expeditionary strike group or amphibious ready group, carrying part of a Marine expeditionary unit into battle and putting them ashore with helicopters and V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, supported by F-35B Lightning II aircraft and helicopter gunships.

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  5. ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of the Future USS America". U.S. Navy. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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  8. ^ a b "Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs" (PDF). US Government Accountability Office. March 2015. p. 1. GAO-15-342SP. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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  10. ^ "PREPARED IN WAR OR IN PEACE". allhands.navy.mil. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  11. ^ "America class Amphibious Assault Ship - LHA". seaforces.org. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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  13. ^ "Ship Self-Defense for LHA(6)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC): AN/USG-2(V) Cooperative Engagement Transmission Processing Set". FAS Military Analysis Network. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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