USS Bougainville (LHA-8)

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

Graphical depiction of USS Bougainville (LHA-8)
History
United States
NameBougainville
NamesakeBougainville Campaign[1]
Awarded30 June 2016[2]
BuilderHuntington Ingalls Industries[2][3]
Laid down14 March 2019[4]
Launched6 October 2023[5]
Sponsored byEllyn Dunford
Christened2 December 2023
IdentificationHull number: LHA-8
StatusUnder construction[6]
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeAmerica-class amphibious assault ship
Displacement44,971 long tons (45,693 t)
Length844 ft (257 m)
Beam106 ft (32 m)
Draft26 ft (7.9 m) (7.9 meters)
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)
Boats & landing
craft carried
Complement
  • 65 officers, 994 enlisted
  • 1,687 Marines (plus 184 surge)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried

USS Bougainville (LHA-8) is an America-class amphibious assault ship currently under construction for the United States Navy.[9] She will be the second Navy ship to be named Bougainville.[10][1]

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  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference USNI Award Announced was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Huntington Ingalls to build new America-class amphibious ship LHA 8". NavalToday. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates Keel of America-class Amphibious Warship Bougainville (LHA 8)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  5. ^ "HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Amphibious Assault Ship Bougainville (LHA 8)". HII. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference build1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference EASR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "LHA 6 (formerly LHA(R)) New Amphibious Assault Ship" (PDF). dote.osd.mil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Bougainville (LHA 8)". Naval Vessel Register. United States Navy. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  10. ^ "SECNAV names next Amphibious Assault Destroyer" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.