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U.S.S. BATAAN
(LHD-5)Click to view crew list
USS BATAAN (LHD-5) - a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
In Commission 1997 to PresentLHD-5 Deployments - Major Events
Add a LHD-5 Shellback Initiation | Add a LHD-5 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUN | 1994 | - | Keel Date: 22 JUN 1994 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
MAR | 1996 | - | Launch Date: 15 MAR 1996 | ||
SEP | 1997 | - | Commissioned: 20 SEP 1997 | ||
SEP | 1999 | - | MAR | 2000 | Mediterranean |
SEP | 1999 | - | MAR | 2000 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
MAR | 2000 | - | MAY | 2000 | Caribbean |
NOV | 2001 | - | JUL | 2002 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JAN | 2003 | - | JUN | 2003 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JAN | 2004 | - | APR | 2004 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JAN | 2006 | - | JAN | 2009 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JAN | 2007 | - | JUN | 2007 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
FEB | 2007 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 FEB 2007 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
MAY | 2009 | - | DEC | 2009 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JAN | 2010 | - | APR | 2010 | Guantanamo Bay |
MAR | 2011 | - | DEC | 2011 | Mediterranean |
MAR | 2011 | - | NOV | 2011 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
LHD-5 General Specifications
Class: Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
Named for: the defense of the Bataan Peninsula
Complement: 104 Officers and 1004 Enlisted
Displacement: 40358 tons
Length: 844 feet
Beam: 106 feet
Flank Speed: 20 knots