Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The America-class amphibious assault ships (formerly the LHA(R) class) of the U.S. Navy are designed to put ashore a Marine Expeditionary Unit using helicopters and MV-22B Osprey V/STOL transport aircraft, supported by AV-8B Harrier II or F-35 Lightning II V/STOL aircraft and various attack helicopters. The first of these warships was commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 2014 to replace the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) of the Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships; as many as eleven will be built. The design of the America class is based on that of USS Makin Island (LHD-8), the last ship of the Wasp class, but the \"Flight 0\" ships of the America class will not have well decks, and they have smaller on-board hospitals in order to give more space for aviation uses.Although they only carry helicopters and V/STOL aircraft, USS America, with a displacement of about 45,000 long tons (46,000 t), is similar in size to the French Charles de Gaulle and the Indian Vikramaditya fixed-wing aircraft carriers. Also, while more than 120 feet (37 m) shorter, they are of comparable displacement to the former US Navy Midway-class aircraft carriers.USS America can be used as a small aircraft carrier with a squadron of jet fighters plus several multipurpose helicopters, such as the SH-60 Seahawk. It can carry about 20 AV-8Bs, F-35Bs, or a mixture of the two, but the future ships of this class, starting with LHA-8, will have smaller aircraft hangars to leave room for larger amphibious warfare well decks."@en }
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- America-class_amphibious_assault_ship abstract "The America-class amphibious assault ships (formerly the LHA(R) class) of the U.S. Navy are designed to put ashore a Marine Expeditionary Unit using helicopters and MV-22B Osprey V/STOL transport aircraft, supported by AV-8B Harrier II or F-35 Lightning II V/STOL aircraft and various attack helicopters. The first of these warships was commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 2014 to replace the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) of the Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships; as many as eleven will be built. The design of the America class is based on that of USS Makin Island (LHD-8), the last ship of the Wasp class, but the \"Flight 0\" ships of the America class will not have well decks, and they have smaller on-board hospitals in order to give more space for aviation uses.Although they only carry helicopters and V/STOL aircraft, USS America, with a displacement of about 45,000 long tons (46,000 t), is similar in size to the French Charles de Gaulle and the Indian Vikramaditya fixed-wing aircraft carriers. Also, while more than 120 feet (37 m) shorter, they are of comparable displacement to the former US Navy Midway-class aircraft carriers.USS America can be used as a small aircraft carrier with a squadron of jet fighters plus several multipurpose helicopters, such as the SH-60 Seahawk. It can carry about 20 AV-8Bs, F-35Bs, or a mixture of the two, but the future ships of this class, starting with LHA-8, will have smaller aircraft hangars to leave room for larger amphibious warfare well decks.".