USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3)
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Length | 250 m |
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Aircraft carried | 30 helicopters and Harriers |
Decommissioned | 28 October 2005 |
Commissioned | 23 September 1978 |
Troops | 2,000 Marines plus equipment |
Homeport | San Diego |
California | |
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ID | 2342932 |
About USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3)
USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3), nicknamed "Devil Dog", was the second ship named after the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I. Her keel was laid down on 5 March 1973 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by Ingalls Shipbuilding. She was launched on 11 April 1977, and commissioned on 23 September 1978, with Captain T. C.