Just before dawn, the ship was rocked by a massive explosion—she had struck a mine. Struggling to contain the damage, the crew fought to keep Tripoli afloat. Nearby, the USS Princeton ...
The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is replacing the first-in-class USS America at Sasebo Naval Base in Japan as the forward-deployed amphibious flattop in the region.
Though not nuclear-powered, the America-class vessels are similar in size to the French Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The Navy’s supercarrier isn’t the only U.S ...
It replaces USS America as the Navy's amphibious assault ship based in Japan. The Tripoli played a central role in the F-35B 'lightning carrier' concept. The US Navy is stationing its new ...