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Latest update: March 2025
 
US Navy Amphibious Assault Ships
 
Amphibious assault ship Home port Fleet ARG MEU Status Commisioned Decommisioned
USS Wasp (LHD-1) Norfolk, VA Atlantic     Homeport 29-07-89  
USS Essex (LHD-2) San Diego, CA Pacific   11 MEU Homeport 17-10-92  
USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) Norfolk, VA Atlantic   22 MEU Homeport 16-10-93  
USS Boxer (LHD-4) San Diego, CA Pacific     Homeport 11-02-95  
USS Bataan (LHD-5) Norfolk, VA Atlantic Bataan ARG 26 MEU Homeport 20-09-97  
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) San Diego, CA Pacific     Written off 15-08-98 14-04-21
USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) Norfolk, VA Atlantic   24 MEU Deployed 25-03-00  
USS Makin Island (LHD-8) San Diego, CA Pacific   13 MEU Homeport 24-10-09  
USS America (LHA-6) Sasebo, Japan Pacific   31 MEU Homeport 11-10-14  
USS Tripoli (LHA-7) San Diego, CA Pacific     Homeport 15-07-20  
PCU Bougainville  (LHA-8)         Under construction    
PCU USS Fallujah (LHA-9)         Under construction    
PCU USS Helmand Province (LHA-10)         Under construction    
               
               
ARG Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)  
COMPTUEX Composite Training Unit Exercise  
CSG Carrier Strike Group (CSG)   
CQ Carrier Qualifications (CQ)  
PCU Pre-Commissioning Unit  
RCOH Refueling and Complex Overhaul  
SCOA Southern California Operating Areas  
VCOA Virginia Capes Operating Areas  
               
 
Comment(s):

The US Navy announced that the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) was written off as it was deamed too expensive to repair the amphibious assault ship after the fire earlier in 2020.