page_title: USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)
caption_attribution_description: English: The Red Sea (Jun. 4, 2003) -- The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) steams in the Gulf of Aqaba while providing support for the President’s visit to Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt and Aqaba, Jordan for summits with Arab leaders. Kearsarge is on its way home from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
context_page_description: USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) is the third Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. She is the fifth ship to bear that name, but the fourth to serve under it, as the third was renamed Hornet before launching.
context_section_description: USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) is the third Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy.  She is the fifth ship to bear that name, but the fourth to serve under it, as the third was renamed Hornet (CV-12) before launching (after the prior Hornet was sunk).
caption: USS Kearsarge steaming in the Gulf of Aqaba
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