Ship Details - USS WASP (LHD 1) 
AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP (MULTI-PURPOSE)
VESSEL STATUS
Class:
LHD 1
21560
Fleet:
U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET
Date status Changed:
07/06/1989
Homeport:
NORFOLK, VA
Maintenance Category:
Berth:
Force:
Builder:
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:
02/28/1984
Commission Date:
07/06/1989
Keel Date:
05/30/1985
Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:
08/04/1987
Decommission Date:
Age (since Launch)(At time of Disposal):
38.5
Years from Commission to Decommission:
Delivery Date:
05/05/1989
In Service Date:
Age (since Delivery):
36.8
Out Service Date:
Stricken Date:
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:
US NAVY
Planning Yard:
Huntington Ingalls Industries - Ingalls Shipbuilding
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
PMS 470
Comments:
Last Updated:
02/04/2026
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