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U.S.S. BATAAN

(LHD-5)


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USS BATAAN (LHD-5) - a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

In Commission 1997 to Present

LHD-5 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUN1994-Keel Date: 22 JUN 1994
at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
MAR1996-Launch Date: 15 MAR 1996
SEP1997-Commissioned: 20 SEP 1997
SEP1999-MAR2000Mediterranean
SEP1999-MAR2000North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
MAR2000-MAY2000Caribbean
NOV2001-JUL2002Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN2003-JUN2003Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN2004-APR2004Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN2006-JAN2009North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
JAN2007-JUN2007Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
FEB2007-Shellback Initiation - 14 FEB 2007 - Atlantic Ocean
MAY2009-DEC2009Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN2010-APR2010Guantanamo Bay
MAR2011-DEC2011Mediterranean
MAR2011-NOV2011Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf

LHD-5 General Specifications

Class: Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

Named for: the defense of the Bataan Peninsula

Complement: 104 Officers and 1004 Enlisted

Displacement: 40358 tons

Length: 844 feet

Beam: 106 feet

Flank Speed: 20 knots