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USS Nassau (LHA-4)
USS Nassau (LHA-4) was a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, in service from 1979 to 2011 and best known as a Gulf War Harrier carrier.
USS Peleliu
USS Peleliu, hull number LHA-5, was a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, in service from 1980 to 2015 and named for the 1944 Battle of Peleliu.
USS Saipan (LHA-2)
USS Saipan (LHA-2) was a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, the second of five of her class, serving from 1977 to 2007.
USS Tripoli (LHA-7)
USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is the second America-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, commissioned in 2020 with no well deck to maximize aviation capacity.
USS Wasp (LHD-1)
USS Wasp (LHD-1) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy and the lead ship of its class, commissioned in 1989. It lands troops ashore by helicopter, landing craft, and amphibious vehicle.
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship (LHD), US Navy big-deck amphibious ships LHD 1-8 led by USS Wasp, commissioned 1989; ~40,000 tons, well deck for LCAC, AV-8B/F-35B capable, carries a 2,000-Marine MEU.
Zubr-class LCAC
The Zubr-class LCAC, NATO name Pomornik, is a Soviet-designed air-cushion landing craft, the largest hovercraft ever built, carrying three main battle tanks or 500 troops onto an unequipped beach.