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USS KEARSARGE
(LHD-3)PROUD TRUSTWORTHY BOLD
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USS KEARSARGE (LHD-3) - a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
In Commission 1993 to PresentLHD-3 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a LHD-3 Shellback Initiation | Add a LHD-3 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| FEB | 1990 | Keel Date: 6 FEB 1990 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS |
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| MAR | 1992 | Launch Date: 26 MAR 1992 | |||
| OCT | 1993 | Commissioned: 16 OCT 1993 | |||
| JAN | 1995 | - | AUG | 1995 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1997 | Shellback Initiation - 3 APR 1997 - Atlantic Ocean | |||
| APR | 1999 | - | OCT | 1999 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 2003 | - | JUL | 2003 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
LHD-3 General Specifications
Class: Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
Named for: USS Kearsarge (1861)
Complement: 104 Officers and 1004 Enlisted
Displacement: 40500 tons
Length: 844 feet
Beam: 106 feet
Flank Speed: 24 knots

































