page_title: Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship
hierarchical_section_title: Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship
context_page_description: The Tarawa class is a ship class of Landing Helicopter Assault type amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy. Five ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding between 1971 and 1980; another four ships were planned, but later canceled; instead they were joined by the Wasp-class amphibious assault ships.
  As of March 2015, all vessels had been decommissioned. The Tarawa class were replaced by the America-class amphibious assault ships from 2014 onward while the Wasp class remains in service.
context_section_description: The Tarawa class is a ship class of Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) type amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy (USN). Five ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding between 1971 and 1980; another four ships were planned, but later canceled; instead they were joined by the Wasp-class amphibious assault ships.
  As of March 2015, all vessels had been decommissioned. The Tarawa class were replaced by the America-class amphibious assault ships from 2014 onward while the Wasp class remains in service.
caption: USS Saipan during Expeditionary Strike Group integration training in 2004
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