USS Wasp (LHD-1) Amphibious Assault Ship, United States Navy

Welcome to Motorizado for a new video about the USS Wasp (LHD-1) is a United States Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship, and the lead ship of her class. She is the tenth USN vessel to bear the name since 1775, with the last two ships named Wasp being aircraft carriers. She was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Wasp and her sister ships are the first specifically designed to accommodate new Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) for fast troop movement over the beach, and Harrier II (AV-8B) Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing (V/STOL) jets which provide close air support for the assault force. She can also accommodate the full range of Navy and Marine Corps helicopters, the tiltrotor MV-22 Osprey, the F-35B Lightning II multi-role fighter, conventional landing craft, and amphibious vehicles.

Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) give a video tour of the flight deck, hangar bay areas, well deck, related operations, damage control and medical department.

United States Navy, USS Wasp (LHD-1) Amphibious Assault Ship, video by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Barker, Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Davella, Seaman Faith Elder, Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Galbreath, Seaman David Glotzbach and Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Shorter, US Ships Navy.

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