1. United States
  2. Ship
  3. LHA 2 Saipan [Tarawa Class]

Basic Information

Category Carrier (Aviation Ship) Type LHA - Amphibious Assault Ship, General Purpose
Year Commissioned 1983 Year Decommissioned 0
Nationality United States Hypothetical No
Beam 32.2 m Draft 8.3 m
Height 0 m Length 254.2 m
Crew 1073 people Damage Points (DP) 4230
Standard Displacement 38900 tons Full Displacement 39925 tons
Empty Displacement 26255 tons

Sensor Parameters

Model Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
AN/SPS-53 Radar, Surface Search & Navigation 0.10 - 20.00 nm 4 sec Late 1960s
AN/SPS-40B Radar, Air Search, 2D Long-Range 5.00 - 220.00 nm 4 sec Early 1970s
AN/SPG-60 STIR [Mk86 GFCS] Sensor Group 0.00 - 0.00 nm 0 sec Not Applicable (N/A)
AN/SPS-52B Radar, Air Search, 3D Long-Range 0.20 - 240.00 nm 8 sec Late 1970s
AN/SPS-10F Radar, Surface Search & Navigation 0.20 - 40.00 nm 4 sec Late 1950s
AN/SPN-35A Radar, Air Traffic Control (ATC) 0.20 - 40.00 nm 3 sec Late 1960s
AN/SPQ-9 [Mk86 GFCS] Radar, Target Indicator, 3D Surface-to-Air & Surface-to-Surface 1.40 - 20.00 nm 1 sec Late 1970s
AN/SPQ-9 [Mk86 GFCS] Radar, Target Indicator, 3D Surface-to-Air & Surface-to-Surface 1.40 - 20.00 nm 1 sec Late 1970s
AN/SLQ-32(V)3 Sensor Group 0.00 - 0.00 nm 0 sec Not Applicable (N/A)
AN/SLQ-32(V)3 Sensor Group 0.00 - 0.00 nm 0 sec Not Applicable (N/A)

Ship Capabilities Code

|   Nuclear Shock Resistant   |   Degaussed Steel Hull   |   Refuel to Starboard x 1 (Out)   |   Refuel from Starboard x 2 (In)   |   Replenish from Starboard x 2 (In)   |  

Signatures

Type Front Side Rear
Passive Sonar, VLF (0-1000 Hz, 200 Hz Center Frequency) 145 dB 146 dB 147 dB
Passive Sonar, LF (1-5 KHz, 3 KHz Center Frequency) 115.5 dB 116 dB 117 dB
Passive Sonar, MF (5-10 KHz, 7.5 KHz Center Frequency) 107.5 dB 108 dB 109 dB
Passive Sonar, HF (10-500 KHz, 20 KHz Center Frequency) 99 dB 100 dB 101 dB
Active Sonar, VLF-HF (0-500 KHz) 100 dB 800 dB 100 dB
Visual Detection Range 9.81 nm 16.68 nm 9.81 nm
Visual Classification Range 3.95 nm 7.02 nm 3.95 nm
Infrared Detection Range 10.33 nm 17.56 nm 10.33 nm
Infrared Classification Range 4.39 nm 7.8 nm 4.39 nm
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) 33.7 dBsm (2344.23 m²) 37.6 dBsm (5754.40 m²) 33.7 dBsm (2344.23 m²)
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) 33.7 dBsm (2344.23 m²) 37.6 dBsm (5754.40 m²) 33.7 dBsm (2344.23 m²)

Default Configuration

Model Capacity Fire Interval Comments
20mm/80 Mk67 20 1 sec -
Mk25 BPDMS 8 2 sec 1967, RIM-7E
12.7mm/50 MG 10 1 sec Facility/Ship, No Anti-Air Capability
Mk36 SRBOC 6 1 sec 1979, 130mm
127mm/54 Mk45 Mod 0 20 3 sec USN, 1974
20mm/85 Mk15 Phalanx Blk 0 CIWS 5 4 sec 1980

Magazine Systems

Magazine Name Capacity Comments
Mk36 SRBOC 80 4x Mounts, 1979
Carrier Magazine 10000 USN, LHA, 1976
12.7mm/50 MG 800 8x Mounts
20mm/80 Mk67 600 6x Mounts
20mm/85 Mk15 Phalanx Blk 0 10 1x Mount

Datalink

Type Model Range Channels
Link 11 Link 11 300 nm 0
Link 14 Link 14 300 nm 0
MILSTAR SATCOM MILSTAR SATCOM 0 nm 0
FLTSATCOM AN/SRR-1 SATCOM Receiver 0 nm 0
Link 4 Link 4A 300 nm 10
Radio VHF Radio [Secure] 100 nm 0
Radio UHF Radio [Secure] 100 nm 0
Radio HF Radio [Secure] 300 nm 10

Engines

Model Type Combined Type Engine Count Shafts Primary Engines Secondary Engines Hypothetical Comments
2x Combustion Engineering V2M-VS Boilers, 2x Westinghouse Geared Steam Turbines Steam N/A 2 2 2 - No -

Aircraft Facilities

|   Pad (x1)   |   Pad (x1)   |   Pad (x1)   |   Pad (x1)   |   Pad (x1)   |   Elevator (x1)   |   Elevator (x1)   |   Hangar (x16)   |   Open Parking (x22)   |   Runway (x1)   |