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|Ship Name: USS Tripoli.
|Ship Class: America Class.
|Ship Hull Classification Symbol: LHA-7.
|Ship Role: Amphibious assault ship.
|Armament: 2x Rolling Airframe Missile Launchers IR Homing SAM v. small aircraft and missiles
2x Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Launchers SAM v. small aircraft and missiles
2x Phalanx Close In Weapon Systems (CIWS) 20mm Gatling Gun v. Anti-Ship Missiles
7x dual .50 caliber Machine guns
|Aircraft:
6x F-35B Lightning II
12x MV-22B Osprey
4x CH-53K Super Stallion Helicopters
6x AH-1Z Viper
2x MH-60S Knighthawk
|Well Deck:
15x Expeditionary Assault Vehicle
4x M1A2SEP Main BattleTanks
6x M777 155mm Howitzers
8x M252 81mm Mortar
8x BGM-71 TOW launcher
8x FGM-148 Javelin AT Missile
4x Tractor, Rubber Tire, Articlated Steering
2x TX51-19M Rough Terrain Forklift
3x D7 Bulldozers
31x Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement truck MTVR 7 Ton truck
4x Mk48 Logistics Vehicle System (LVS)
63x HMMWVs
4x Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)
|Dimensions: Length: 844 feet (257.3 meters)
Beam: 106 feet (32.3 meters)
Draft: 26 feet (7.9 meters)
Displacement: 44,971 long tons (45,693 t) full load
|Other: The F35s are configured as Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAV). The remainder of the VTOL and rotary wing aircraft are man operated.
|Speed: 20+ knots (37+ km/h)
|Crew: 65 officers, 994 enlisted
1,687 Marines (23th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)
|Motto: "Be Ready for Battle."

|Captain's Name: Tiffany J. Larkin
+Appearance:[url=http://upload.inven.co.kr/upload/2013/04/13/bbs/i0601198479.jpg] Photo of her as a crew member on the USS Essex.[/url]
+Personality:
+Bio:

|Name: Damian C. Hammond.
+Rank: Commander.
+Role: Executive Officer.
+Appearance:
+Personality:
+Bio:

|Name: John M. Hanson.
+Rank: Colonel.
+Role: Commander 23th MEU.
+Appearance:
+Personality:
+Bio:

|Name: Brian K. Roberge.
+Rank: Commander
+Role: Maintenance Officer.
+Appearance:
+Personality:
+Bio:

|Name: Melanie R. Brown.
+Rank: Lieutenant Commander.
+Role: Air Operations Officer.
+Appearance:
+Personality:
+Bio: