Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship
Ships in class

Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship

Section Title: Ships in class
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Name	Hull number	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate

Tarawa	LHA-1	15 November 1971	1 December 1973	29 May 1976	31 March 2009	Requested as museum ship

Saipan	LHA-2	21 July 1972	18 July 1974	15 October 1977	25 April 2007	Scrapped 2009

Belleau Wood (ex-Philippine Sea)	LHA-3	5 March 1973	11 April 1977	23 September 1978	28 October 2005	Sunk as target ship on 13 July 2006

Nassau (ex-Leyte Gulf)	LHA-4	5 March 1973	21 January 1978	28 July 1979	31 March 2011	In reserve

Peleliu (ex-Da Nang, ex-Khe Sanh)	LHA-5	12 November 1976	25 November 1978	3 May 1980	31 March 2015	In reserve

Sentence(s)

Tarawa, began on 15 November 1971, and was commissioned on 29 May 1976.

final_sentence: Tarawa, began on 15 November 1971, and was commissioned on 29 May 1976.