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Uss Makin Island (Lhd-8) | colspan="2"| | | tyle="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| Career | style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| USN Jack | | rdered: | April 2002 | | aid down: | 14 February 2004 | | aunched: | | | ommissioned: | | | tatus: | under construction | | omeport: | | | olspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy;"| General Characteristics | | lass: | Wasp | | uilder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss. | | a href="/encyclopedia/Displacement" title="Displacement">Displacement: | 28,333 tons light, 41,335 tons full, 12,821 tons dead | | ength: | 844 ft (257 m) overall, 778 ft (237 m) waterline | | a href="/encyclopedia/Beam" title="Beam">Beam: | 110 ft (34 m) extreme, 106 (32 m) feet waterline | | a href="/encyclopedia/Draft-(nautical)" title="Draft (nautical)">Draft: | 27 ft (8.2 m) navigational, 28 ft (8.5 m) limit | | ower Plant: | 2 x 35,000 BHP gas turbines (General Electric - LM 2500+) 6 x 4,000 kW Diesel Generators (Fairbanks Morse Engines) | | ropulsion: | Two shafts 70,000 shaft horsepower (52 MW) 2 x 16.5 ft diameter controllable pitch propellers (Rolls Royce) | | peed: | 20+ knots (37+ km/h) | | ange: | 9500+ miles (15,300 km) at 18 knot (33 km/h) | | omplement (typical): | Embarked ships company: 102 officers, 78 CPO/SNCO, 1,024 crew Embarked Marine detachment: 174 officers, 64 CPO/SNCO, 1,449 crew | | rmament: | 2 x RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile) launchers, 2 x NATO Sea Sparrow launchers, 2 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts, 4 x 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns, 3 x 25 mm Mk 38 machine guns, 1 x ceremonial gun | | ircraft (typical): | Assault: 45 x CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters, Sea Control: 5 x AV-8B Harrier attack planes. 6 x ASW helicopters | | anding Craft (typical): | 3 x air cushion landing craft (LCAC) or 39 EFV's | | otto: | Gung Ho | | ickname: | USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, will be the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Makin Island, target of the Marine Raiders' attack early in World War II. Makin Island was laid down on 14 February 2004 by the Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss.. As of February 2005, she is scheduled to be launched in January, 2006 and commissioned in September 2007. The purpose/mission of LHD 8 is to embark, deploy, and land elements of a Marine landing force in an Amphibious Assault by helicopters, landing craft, and Amphibious vehicles. The secondary/convertible mission for LHD 8 is that of sea control and power projection. Although LHD 8 is the eighth ship of the Wasp class, it will feature noteworthy technological advances. Changes from the previous LHD design include: gas turbine main propulsion engines, all electric auxiliaries, an advanced machinery control system, water mist fire protection systems, and the Navys most advanced command and control and combat systems equipment. The gas turbine propulsion plant, with all electric auxiliaries, is a program first for large deck amphibious assault ships and will provide significant savings in manpower and maintenance costs associated with traditional steam-powered amphibious ships. See USS Makin Island for other ships of the same name.
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