In what may be dubbed as a demonstration of its capability and a warning to China and its navy, the US has destroyed its own decommissioned amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa, in the Pacific Ocean.
Three of the original five Tarawa-class LHAs were recently decommissioned: USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) in October 2005, USS Saipan (LHA 2) in April 2007 and USS Tarawa (LHA 1) in March 2009 and USS ...
What You Need to Know: During the 2024 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, the U.S. Navy's F/A-18F Super Hornet successfully demonstrated its capabilities by sinking the ex-USS Tarawa (LHD-1 ...