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USS 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 |
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| MAR | 1989 | Keel Date: 20 MAR 1989 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS |
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| FEB | 1991 | Launch Date: 23 FEB 1991 | |||
| SEP | 1991 | - | SEP | 1991 | Panama Canal |
| 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 |
| MAY | 1996 | - | JUN | 1996 | RIMPAC |
| NOV | 1996 | - | MAY | 1997 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
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
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