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U.S.S. ESSEX
(LHD-2)TAKE NOTICE!
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USS ESSEX (LHD-2) - a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
In Commission 1992 to PresentLHD-2 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a LHD-2 Shellback Initiation | Add a LHD-2 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1989 | - | Keel Date: 20 MAR 1989 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| FEB | 1991 | - | Launch Date: 23 FEB 1991 | ||
| SEP | 1991 | - | SEP | 1991 | Panama Canal |
| AUG | 1992 | - | AUG | 1992 | Hurricane Andrew - Ship Depature |
| SEP | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 SEP 1992 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1992 | - | Commissioned: 17 OCT 1992 | ||
| DEC | 1994 | - | JUN | 1995 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAR | 1995 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 MAR 1995 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1995 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 MAR 1995 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1996 | - | JAN | 1996 | Sea Trials |
| MAY | 1996 | - | JUN | 1996 | RIMPAC |
| JUL | 1996 | - | JAN | 1998 | West Pac |
| SEP | 1996 | - | SEP | 1996 | Shell Back Innitations |
| OCT | 1996 | - | APR | 1997 | West Pac |
| NOV | 1996 | - | MAY | 1997 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUL | 1998 | - | JAN | 1999 | West Pac |
| APR | 2000 | - | OCT | 2000 | West Pac |
| MAY | 2003 | - | DEC | 2003 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUL | 2007 | - | Shellback Initiation - 12 JUL 2007 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| SEP | 2011 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 SEP 2011 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 2015 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 JUL 2015 - Indian Ocean | ||
LHD-2 General Specifications
Class: Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
Named for: Essex County
Complement: 73 Officers and 1109 Enlisted
Displacement: 40650 tons
Length: 844 feet
Beam: 106 feet
Flank Speed: 24+ knots