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       US Navy - Amphibious Assault Ship
    LHD 2 - USS Essex  
    10/24Type, class: Amphibious Assault Ship (multi purpose); Wasp class
    Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA
     
    STATUS:
    Awarded: September 10, 1986
    Laid down: March 20, 1989
    Launched: February 23, 1991
    Christening: March 16, 1991
    Commissioned: October 17, 1992
    IN SERVICE
     
    Homeport: Naval Base San Diego, California
     Namesake: traditionally; named in honor of the previous 4 ships which were named Essex
    Ships Motto: TAKE NOTICE
    Technical Data: see: INFO > Wasp class Amphibious Assault Ship - LHD   
    Deployments and Major Maintenance Periods:
     
    October 1994 - Apr