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| History | |
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| Name | Tarawa |
| Namesake | Battle of Tarawa |
| Ordered | 1 May 1969 |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 15 November 1971 |
| Launched | 1 December 1973 |
| Sponsored by | Audrey B. Cushman[1] |
| Acquired | 14 May 1976 |
| Commissioned | 29 May 1976 |
| Decommissioned | 31 March 2009 |
| Stricken | 30 April 2024 |
| Homeport | San Diego |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Eagle of the Sea |
| Fate | Sunk as target, 19 July 2024 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship |
| Displacement | 38,900 tons |
| Length | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Beam | 106 ft (32 m) |
| Draft | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Troops | 2,000+ Marines |
| Complement | 960+ officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | Up to 35 Helicopters and 8 AV-8B Harrier II VSTOL aircraft |
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USS Tarawa (LHA-1), the lead ship of her class, was an amphibious assault ship that served in the United States Navy from 1976 to 2009. She was the second ship to be named for the Battle of Tarawa, fought during World War II. Tarawa was decommissioned on 31 March 2009, at San Diego Naval Base.[2]
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DANFSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Brandenburg, David A. (11 September 2008). "Navy to Decommission Tarawa After 32 Years of Honorable Service". US Navy News. Retrieved 6 September 2014.