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USS America LHA-6 (America Class Assault Ship)
The planned 11 ships, 2 of which have been completed and 1 is under construction, will gradually replace the Wasp Class. Now, all of the Wasp class vessels were compromised designs. However, the Americas will be built to have either more room for aircraft or more room for landing craft. With that being said, a select number of the Americas, the Flight 0 ships, do not have well decks. The well deck was removed to make room for a considerably larger hangar, more aviation facilities, and more fuel storage. The USS America is one of those ships, basically making it a dedicated aircraft carrier. Other than the internal changes, the island structure has been updated with new stacks and a new forward mast. The Americas that will have a well deck are almost completely based on the USS Makin Island LHD-8 design, last of the Wasp Class and test bed for the America Class.
The USS America was commissioned on October 11, 2014 and its home port is Sasebo, Japan.
Length - 844ft
Beam - 106ft
Draft - 26ft
Displacement - 44,900 long tons
Propulsion - 2 gas turbines, 2 screws, 2 auxiliary diesel generators
Speed - 22+ knots
Armament - 2 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe launchers, 2 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launchers, 2 Phalanx CIWS, and 2 Mk 38 guns
Crew and Marines - 1,200 crew and 1,600 troops
Aircraft - F-35Bs, AH-1Z Cobras, MV-22 Ospreys, CH-53E Super Stallions, and UH-1Y Venoms or SH-60 Knighthawks
I didn’t plan on doing this ship, but it was necessary, as it is a part of the 7th Fleet. I just simply copied and pasted the Essex’s hull and then from there, made all the needed modifications. I also updated my Essex design in the process after finding some inaccuracies.
USS America LHA-6 (America Class Assault Ship)
The planned 11 ships, 2 of which have been completed and 1 is under construction, will gradually replace the Wasp Class. Now, all of the Wasp class vessels were compromised designs. However, the Americas will be built to have either more room for aircraft or more room for landing craft. With that being said, a select number of the Americas, the Flight 0 ships, do not have well decks. The well deck was removed to make room for a considerably larger hangar, more aviation facilities, and more fuel storage. The USS America is one of those ships, basically making it a dedicated aircraft carrier. Other than the internal changes, the island structure has been updated with new stacks and a new forward mast. The Americas that will have a well deck are almost completely based on the USS Makin Island LHD-8 design, last of the Wasp Class and test bed for the America Class.
The USS America was commissioned on October 11, 2014 and its home port is Sasebo, Japan.
Length - 844ft
Beam - 106ft
Draft - 26ft
Displacement - 44,900 long tons
Propulsion - 2 gas turbines, 2 screws, 2 auxiliary diesel generators
Speed - 22+ knots
Armament - 2 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe launchers, 2 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launchers, 2 Phalanx CIWS, and 2 Mk 38 guns
Crew and Marines - 1,200 crew and 1,600 troops
Aircraft - F-35Bs, AH-1Z Cobras, MV-22 Ospreys, CH-53E Super Stallions, and UH-1Y Venoms or SH-60 Knighthawks
I didn’t plan on doing this ship, but it was necessary, as it is a part of the 7th Fleet. I just simply copied and pasted the Essex’s hull and then from there, made all the needed modifications. I also updated my Essex design in the process after finding some inaccuracies.