USS Makin Island (LHD-8)

	USS Makin Island departs Naval Base San Diego, 2011
History
United States
Name	USS Makin Island
Namesake	Makin Island
Awarded	19 April 2002
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	14 February 2004
Sponsored by	Mrs. Silke Hagee, wife of Michael Hagee
Christened	19 August 2006
Launched	22 September 2006
Acquired	16 April 2009
Commissioned	24 October 2009
Homeport	San Diego, California
Identification	MMSI number: 369970689; Callsign: NMKI; ; Hull number: LHD-8;
Motto	Gung Ho
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Type	Wasp-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious assault ship
Displacement	40,500 long tons (41,150 t) full load
Length	843 ft (257 m)
Beam	104 ft (31.8 m)
Draft	27 ft (8.1 m)
Installed power	2 × 35,000 shp (26,000 kW) gas turbines (GE – LM 2500+) 2 x 5,000 shp (3,700 kW) electric motors 6 × 4,000 kW diesel generators (Fairbanks Morse Engines)
Propulsion	Hybrid electric propulsion (CODLOG) driving two shafts 70,000 shaft horsepower (52,000 kW), 2 × 16.5 ft (5.0 m) diameter controllable pitch propellers (Rolls-Royce)
Speed	28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Well deck dimensions	266-by-50-foot (81 by 15.2 m) by 28-foot (8.5 m) high
Boats & landing; craft carried	3 Landing Craft Air Cushion or; 2 Landing Craft Utility or; 12 Landing Craft Mechanized;
Troops	1,687 troops (plus 184 surge) Marine detachment
Complement	1,208
Sensors &; processing systems	1 AN/SPQ-9B surface search & fire control radar; 1 AN/SPS-49 2-D air-search radar; 1 AN/SPS-48 3-D air-search radar; 1 AN/SPS-67 surface-search radar; 1 Mk23 Target Acquisition System (TAS); 1 AN/SPN-43 marshalling air traffic control radar; 1 AN/SPN-35 air traffic control radar; 1 AN/URN-25 TACAN system; 1 AN/UPX-24 Identification Friend or Foe;
Armament	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;
Aircraft carried	Actual mix depends on the mission; Standard complement:; 6 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft; or; 6 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters; 4 AH-1W/Z Super Cobra/Viper attack helicopter; 12 MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor; 4 CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters; 3–4 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters; Assault:; 22+ MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor; Sea control:; 20 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft; or; 20 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters; 6 SH-60F/HH-60H ASW helicopters;

USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Makin Island, target of the Marine Raiders' Makin Island raid early on in the United States' involvement in World War II.

Makin Island's task is to embark, deploy, and land elements of a Marine Corps landing force in an amphibious assault by helicopters, landing craft, and amphibious vehicles. The secondary or convertible mission for Makin Island is sea control and power projection.

History
USS Makin Island departs Naval Base San Diego, 2011
United States
Name	USS Makin Island
Namesake	Makin Island
Awarded	19 April 2002
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	14 February 2004
Sponsored by	Mrs. Silke Hagee, wife of Michael Hagee
Christened	19 August 2006
Launched	22 September 2006
Acquired	16 April 2009
Commissioned	24 October 2009
Homeport	San Diego, California
Identification	MMSI number: 369970689 Callsign: NMKI Hull number: LHD-8
Motto	Gung Ho
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Type	Wasp-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious assault ship
Displacement	40,500 long tons (41,150 t) full load
Length	843 ft (257 m)
Beam	104 ft (31.8 m)
Draft	27 ft (8.1 m)
Installed power	2 × 35,000 shp (26,000 kW) gas turbines (GE – LM 2500+) 2 x 5,000 shp (3,700 kW) electric motors 6 × 4,000 kW diesel generators (Fairbanks Morse Engines)
Propulsion	Hybrid electric propulsion (CODLOG) driving two shafts 70,000 shaft horsepower (52,000 kW), 2 × 16.5 ft (5.0 m) diameter controllable pitch propellers (Rolls-Royce)
Speed	28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Well deck dimensions	266-by-50-foot (81 by 15.2 m) by 28-foot (8.5 m) high
Boats & landing craft carried	3 Landing Craft Air Cushion or 2 Landing Craft Utility or 12 Landing Craft Mechanized
Troops	1,687 troops (plus 184 surge) Marine detachment
Complement	1,208
Sensors & processing systems	1 AN/SPQ-9B surface search & fire control radar 1 AN/SPS-49 2-D air-search radar 1 AN/SPS-48 3-D air-search radar 1 AN/SPS-67 surface-search radar 1 Mk23 Target Acquisition System (TAS) 1 AN/SPN-43 marshalling air traffic control radar 1 AN/SPN-35 air traffic control radar 1 AN/URN-25 TACAN system 1 AN/UPX-24 Identification Friend or Foe
Armament	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
Aircraft carried	Actual mix depends on the mission Standard complement: 6 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft or 6 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters 4 AH-1W /Z Super Cobra /Viper attack helicopter 12 MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor 4 CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters 3–4 UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters Assault: 22+ MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor Sea control: 20 AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft or 20 F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters 6 SH-60F/HH-60H ASW helicopters