USS Tarawa (LHA-1)
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Length | 250 m |
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Aircraft carried | AV-8B Harrier II |
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Decommissioned | 31 March 2009 |
Commissioned | 29 May 1976 |
Homeport | NB San Diego |
California | |
Nickname(s) | Chicken of the Sea |
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ID | 2342883 |
About USS Tarawa (LHA-1)
USS Tarawa (LHA-1) is a United States Navy amphibious assault ship, the lead ship of her class, and the second ship to be named for the Battle of Tarawa during World War II. Tarawa was decommissioned on 31 March 2009, at San Diego Naval Base.