USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3)
Amphibious assault ship
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USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3), nicknamed "Devil Dog", was an amphibious assault ship and the second ship named after the World War I Battle of Belleau Wood. Her keel was laid down on 5 March 1973 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by Ingalls Shipbuilding. She... Wikipedia
Length: 820′
Launched: April 11, 1977
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Nickname: Devil Dog
Aircraft carried: 30 helicopters and Harriers
Armament: 2 × 21 cell RAM launchers; 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 4 × 25 mm Mk 38 Bushmaster gun mounts; 5 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) mounts
Commissioned: 23 September 1978
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