Amphibious Assault Ships: Wasp Class

[Brian James]

Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Boxer...2016.

[ivorthediver]

Crew Shortage ......or is it chow time

[Brian James]

Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Wasp pictured as she transits the Suez Canal on January 12th 2019.

[Brian James]

Amphibious Assault Ship USS Wasp pictured as she enters Sydney,June 18th 2019.

[Brian James]

Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Boxer arrives at Norfolk....2019.

[designeraccd]

Here is the "pier queen", WASP earlier in 2019 with a deck full of F-35B..........oh boy.......... A slow, expensive "carrier" with a very limited "punch" for either defense or offense. DFO

[Brian James]

Sikorsky MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to Wasp-Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bataan during a vertical replenishment between Bataan and Lewis and Clark-Class dry cargo ship USNS William McLean...2020.

[designeraccd]

Then there is the air-centric USS AMERICA; here showing off a small deck load of F-35Bs........... IMhO pretty much a big FAT target......... Way to many MARINEs on board with to few aircraft to really mount a strike or strong defense. I sure hope I'm wrong. DFO

[Brian James]

Lewis and Clark Class Dry Cargo and Ammunition Ship USNS William McLean left, San Antonio Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS New York and Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bataan transit the Strait of Hormuz, April 3rd, 2020.

[Brian James]

Lockheed F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VFMA) 121 approaches Amphibious Assault Ship USS Wasp,Philippine Sea,April 18th 2020.