October 3, 201213 yr From AOL Defense [excerpt] Navy's Newest, LHA-6, A Dead End For Amphibious Ships?By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. Published: October 3, 2012 The Navy will christen its newest amphibious warfare ship in Pascagoula, Miss. on Oct. 20th. The boldly-named, $3 billion America is a major departure from past designs -- and, quietly, the Navy has decided not to build many more like it in the future.
October 23, 201213 yr Author From Wired's Danger Room blog [excerpt] Navy's Newest Assault Ship Moonlights as Pint-Sized Aircraft Carrier By David Axe October 22, 2012 She’s 844 feet long, 106 feet wide and displaces 45,000 tons of water. The future USS America, christened in Mississippi on Saturday, is technically an amphibious assault ship, a type of vessel optimized for carrying Marines into battle. But subtle changes under America‘s steel skin mean she can double as a small aircraft carrier, capable of sustaining a short air war all on her own.
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