Construction
All Wasp-class ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding, at Pascagoula, Mississippi. The first ship of the class, USS Wasp, was commissioned on 29 July 1989.
The fifth ship of the class, USS Bataan, was constructed through a process of modular assembly and pre-fitting out, which meant that the LHD was almost 75% complete when launched. Bataan was also the first LHD built to house female personnel (as opposed to modified after completion), with dedicated berths for up to 450 female Navy or Marine personnel.
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