LHD-1 has medical and dental facilities capable of providing intensive medical assistance to casualties, whether combat incurred or brought aboard ship during humanitarian missions. Major medical facilities include four main and two emergency operating rooms, four dental operating rooms, x-ray rooms, a blood bank, laboratories, and patient wards.
In addition, three battle dressing stations are located throughout the ship, as well as a casualty collecting area at the flight deck level. Medical elevators rapidly transfer casualties from the flight deck and hangar bay to the medical facilities. For the comfort of the 1, crewmembers and 1, embarked troops, all manned spaces and berthing areas are individually heated and air conditioned. Crew and troop berthing are on the same deck level, with galleys and mess facilities nearby.
Berthing areas are subdivided to provide semi-private spaces without adversely affecting efficiency. Deck and wall coverings are decorative but also serviceable and easy to maintain. Messing areas facilitate rapid feeding in a restaurant atmosphere. Onboard recreational facilities include a state-of-the-art Library Multi-Media Resource Center with Internet access, a weight room, arcade machines and satellite television capabilities.
Navy - generate a total of tons of steam per hour. The propulsion system develops 70, shaft horsepower, powering the ship to speeds in excess of 22 knots. WASP weighed more than 27, tons when moved onto the Ingalls floating dry-dock on July 30, for launch on August 4, , becoming the largest man-made object rolled across land.
Wasp is composed of many Departments. The following are brief outlines of each department and their responsibilities AIMD The mission of the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department is to provide intermediate level maintenance, inspect, test, check, calibrate, lubricate and provide component repair to aircraft and support equipment, enhancing the effectiveness of embarked surface and aviation units.
AIMD has the capability to test, repair, service and manufacture a large variety of aircraft and non-aircraft components. The LHD utilises an electric drive system similar to that used by major cruise companies such as Cunard.
Skip to main content. User menu Content Reports. Search form Search. Royal Australian Navy. Footer Info Contact Us The flight deck and elevator scheme is also improved, allowing the ship to carry two more helicopters than its predecessor, the LHA. The ships also carry some of the most sophisticated communications, command and control capabilities afloat, along with state of the art electronic systems and defensive weaponry.
Mission: These ships conduct prompt, sustained combat operations at sea as the centerpiece of the Navy's amphibious strategy of "Forward From the Sea. Off the landing beach, a WASP class ship can ballast more than 15, tons of seawater for trimming during landing craft launch and recovery operations in the well deck.
WASP class ships can also provide command and control and aircraft facilities for sea control missions, while operating with an aircraft carrier battle group. Although the ships are 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. LHD-5 is the Navy's first amphibious assault ship designed and built from the keel up with accommodations for female sailors. This "Women at Sea" modification provides LHD-5 with living areas for nearly female officers, chiefs, enlisted personnel and embarked troops.
Overall, the ship has living areas for nearly 3, crew members and troops.
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