Ship Type and Class: LHD WASP CLASS (Flag Configured)

Length (Overall): 844 feet

Flight Deck: 818 feet

Water Line: 778 feet

Beam w/flight deck elevators extended: 200 feet

Beam at waterline: 106 feet

Draft, Maximum (Full Load): 26 feet 9 inches

Draft, Ballasted: 36 feet at the stern

Displacement Tonnage (Full Load) Long Tons: 40,532

Freeboard to Main Deck: 34 feet

Freeboard to Flight Deck: 65 feet

Flight / Hangar Deck Capacity:

CH-46E Equivalents:

Normal: 42

Maximum Stowage: 28

(Hangar Deck)

Maximum Operational: 4/6 CH53D/E

12 CH-46

2 UH-1

4 AH-1

6/8 AV8

LCM-8 Equivalents: 6 (OR)

LCU Equivalents: 2 (OR) (NOTE 1)

LCAC Equivalents: 3

AAV Equivalents: 40 (NOTE 2)

NOTE: (1) Although KEARSARGE is capable of embarking two LCU’s this configuration is not recommended to be used for deployment planning due to the requirement to lash, block, and shore LCU’s in accordance with current wet well procedures. During an administrative onload, two LCU’s can be embarked

and offloaded with proper planning considerations. Only pax and cargo (4K forklift and monorail) operations can be conducted when two LCU’s are brought far enough into the well to close the stern gate. To conduct simultaneous vehicle operations with two LCU’s, the second LCU must extend out of the well.

(2) KEARSARGE can carry up to 61 Amphibious Assault Vehicles (Landing Vehicle Tracked Personnel LVTP-7), with 21 stowed in upper vehicle stowage and 40 stowed in the well deck.

* Naval Staff CPO and enlisted are billeted in crew berthing.

** Includes Landing Force Staff accomodations: CLF 02-63.5-3-L

LF XO 02-62-3-L

LF Ops Off 02-60-1-L

LF Log Off 02-58.5-1-L

*** Includes 6 Female SNCO racks (2-41-2-L) which share the Ship’s Female CPO head (2-41-0-L).

**** Includes following the compartments which may be used as Female Troop Berthing:

Racks Recommended

Comp # Norm/Surge Urinals Order of Usage 1-33-4-L 99 / 17 Yes 2

1-33-5-L 51 / 8 No 1

01-1-3-L 54 / 8 Yes 3

01-1-4-L 54 / 8 Yes 4

Operating Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Aviation Examination Room . . . . . . . . . 1

Surgical Dressing Room/Main BDS . . . . . . 1

Clinical Lab

Blood Bank

Post Operative Recovery/Intensive Care. . . 1 . . . . 17 beds

Isolation Ward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . 6 beds

Primary Care Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . 41 beds

Overflow Casualty Ward. . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .536 beds

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .600 beds

LHD (WASP CLASS) medical facilities are designed to function with surgical team augmentation. Ship's company medical personnel care for the crew when there is no unit embarked, and function as caretakers for the equipment. There are three (3) Auxiliary Battle Dressing Stations, in addition to the Main BDS. Additional facilities and equipment include; radiological

examination rooms with automatic X-ray film processor, a laboratory equipped for blood chemistry work, a Physical Therapy Unit with two whirlpool baths, a burn bath, and a sitz bath, a morgue, Life Pack 10 Defibulators, Bear ventilators and infusion pumps.

X-ray Examination Room. . . . . . . . . . . 1

Dental Operating Rooms. . . . . . . . . . . 4

7. Troop Cargo Space Capacities:

1. Included with general cargo.
2. Not included with general cargo.
3. JP-5 is for aviation and ground element usage. Vehicles stowed in upper and lower vehicle stowage areas are refueled from common use tanks which also service aircraft on the flight deck and hangar deck.
4. DFM is for ship and landing craft use, however, it may be provided to the Landing Force upon request.
5. Includes only those areas suitable for vehicle stowage (Upper/lower vehicle stowage, well deck, flight deck, and hangar deck.)