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LHA 8
![US Navy Christens New F-35B-Carrying Warship US Navy Christens New F-35B-Carrying Warship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-170501-n-n2201-002.jpg)
US Navy Christens New F-35B-Carrying Warship
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The second vessel of the U.S. Navy’s new class of amphibious assault ships was christened on September 16.
![US Navy’s Largest Ever Amphibious Assault Ship Deploys to the Asia-Pacific US Navy’s Largest Ever Amphibious Assault Ship Deploys to the Asia-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-170707-n-fp690-356.jpg)
US Navy’s Largest Ever Amphibious Assault Ship Deploys to the Asia-Pacific
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The F-35-carrying warship departed its homeport of San Diego on July 7.
![US Navy’s Largest Ever Amphibious Assault Ship Completes Crucial Sea Trials US Navy’s Largest Ever Amphibious Assault Ship Completes Crucial Sea Trials](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-06_16-26-26.jpg)
US Navy’s Largest Ever Amphibious Assault Ship Completes Crucial Sea Trials
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s largest amphibious assault ship just completed survivability tests.
![US Navy to Expand Fleet of Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ships US Navy to Expand Fleet of Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ships](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-19_16-11-52.jpg)
US Navy to Expand Fleet of Largest-Ever Amphibious Assault Ships
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Last month, the US Navy awarded a contract for the construction of a third large-deck amphibious assault warship.
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