Arizona First Class

A few months after the independence of the Allied States of America, the Allied States Navy considered the need to build new ships capable of conducting amphibious operations to complete the equipment of Wasps and replace the Tarawas in service.
Among the possibilities presented by the various shipbuilders, the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Bureau of the Department of Defense opted for one of the Euskalduna North America's proposals consisting on an adaptation of the Nafarroa Class LHD. In addition to various technical and design considerations, one of the most important reasons for the award was that it was an existing design and could be manufactured in the Euskalduna Solutions UK and Euskalduna Ontziolak SA shipyards. This possibility would dramatically reduce production times in the series.
=== Changes from the Nafarroa Class ===
From the start, the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Bureau decided to replace existing weapons systems in the Nafarroa Class by others similar to those mounted in the Texas First Class Aircraft Carrier. In addition, new radar systems capable of being integrated into the AEGIS system were installed.
=== List of ships ===
#	Name 	Ordered 	Launched 	Commissioned
 	ASV Arizona First 	March 2008 	November 2009 	January 2010
 	ASV Apache County 	March 2008 	November 2009 	January 2010
 	ASV Cochise County 	March 2008 	November 2009 	January 2010
 	ASV Coconino County 	August 2008 	February 2010 	June 2010
 	ASV Gila County 	August 2008 	February 2010 	June 2010
 	ASV Graham County 	August 2008 	February 2010 	June 2010
 	ASV Greenlee County 	January 2009 	June 2010 	August 2010
 	ASV La Paz County 	January 2009 	June 2010 	August 2010
 	ASV Maricopa County 	January 2009 	June 2010 	August 2010
 	ASV Mohave County 	June 2010 	September 2011 	December 2011
 	ASV Navajo County 	June 2010 	September 2011 	December 2011
 	ASV Pima County 	June 2010 	September 2011 	December 2011
 	ASV Pinal County 	September 2011	January 2013 (uc)	February 2013 (uc)
 	ASV Santa Cruz County	September 2011	January 2013 (uc)	February 2013 (uc)
 	ASV Yavapai County 	September 2011	January 2013 (uc)	February 2013 (uc)
 	ASV Yuma County 	September 2011	January 2013 (uc)	February 2013 (uc)
Category:Equipment
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