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Historia
This amphibious assault ship (landing helicopter dock) (wasp-class) was built in 2009 by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS.
Propietarios y capitanes
In 2017 she was owned by USA interests.
Armamento
Two RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers
Two RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile launchers
Two 20 mm Phalanx CIWS systems
Three 25 mm Mk 38 chain guns
Four .50 BMG machine guns
Significado del nombre
Named for Makin Island, target of the United States Marine Raiders' Makin Island raid early on in the United States' involvement in World War II.
Referencias
- George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 25/05/2025)
- en.wikipedia.org ↗ (website viewed 31/05/2025)
