<Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> USS Wasp with MV - 22 Osprey in the Gulf of Aqaba on 4 October 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> United States </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Name: </Td> <Td> USS Wasp </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Awarded: </Td> <Td> 28 February 1984 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Builder: </Td> <Td> Ingalls Shipbuilding </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laid down: </Td> <Td> 30 May 1985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Launched: </Td> <Td> 4 August 1987 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Commissioned: </Td> <Td> 29 July 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Homeport: </Td> <Td> Norfolk, Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Motto: </Td> <Td> Honor, Tradition, Excellence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Status: </Td> <Td> in active service </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Badge: </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> General characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Class and type: </Td> <Td> Wasp - class amphibious assault ship </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Displacement: </Td> <Td> 40,532 long tons (41,182 t) full load </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Length: </Td> <Td> 844 ft (257 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beam: </Td> <Td> 106 ft (32 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draft: </Td> <Td> 26.5 ft (8.1 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Propulsion: </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Steam turbines, 70,000 shp (52 MW) </Li> <Li> 2 × Boilers, 600 psi (4.1 MPa) </Li> <Li> 2 × shafts </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Speed: </Td> <Td> 23 knots (26 mph; 43 km / h) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Range: </Td> <Td> 9,500 nmi (17,600 km) at 20 kn (23 mph; 37 km / h) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Troops: </Td> <Td> Up to 2,200 Marines </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Complement: </Td> <Td> 1,075 officers and enlisted </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armament: </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 2 × NATO Sea Sparrow missile systems </Li> <Li> 2 × Rolling Airframe Missile systems </Li> <Li> 2 × Phalanx CIWS </Li> <Li> 3 × 25 mm Mk 38 cannons </Li> <Li>. 50 - cal M2HB machine guns </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aircraft carried: </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Variable by mission: </Li> <Li> 3 x MH - 60S Knighthawk helicopters </Li> <Li> 4 × CH - 53E Super Stallion helicopters </Li> <Li> 6 × AV - 8B Harrier attack aircraft </Li> <Li> 3 × UH - 1N Huey helicopters </Li> <Li> 4 × AH - 1Z Viper helicopters </Li> <Li> MV - 22 Osprey VTOL tiltrotor aircraft </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> USS Wasp with MV - 22 Osprey in the Gulf of Aqaba on 4 October 2007 </Td> </Tr>

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