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'''USS Makin Island''' (LHD-8) is tracked in this archive by its recorded position over time. Every line below is a dated observation, not an assessment. | '''USS Makin Island''' (LHD-8) is tracked in this archive by its recorded position over time. Every line below is a dated observation, not an assessment. | ||
{{Infobox vessel|vessel=USS Makin Island|hull=LHD-8|region=Atlantic|asof=2026-08-24}} | {{Infobox vessel|vessel=USS Makin Island|hull=LHD-8|region=Atlantic|asof=2026-08-24|class=|displacement=41150 full load|length=257|beam=31.8|draft=8.1|propulsion=Hybrid electric propulsion (CODLOG) driving two shafts 70000, 2 × 16.5 diameter controllable pitch propellers (Rolls-Royce)|speed=|range=9500 at 20|complement=1,208|armament=*Two RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers|aircraft=*Actual mix depends on the mission|laiddown=14 February 2004|launched=22 September 2006|commissioned=24 October 2009|homeport=San Diego, California|builder=Ingalls Shipbuilding|status=|image=[[File:uss-makin-island-photo.jpg|thumb|220px|Uss Makin Island. (Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Lill, Public domain)]]}} | ||
== Recorded positions == | == Recorded positions == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[USS Boxer]] | * [[USS Boxer]] | ||
* [[USS | * [[USS Donald Cook]] | ||
* [[USS Dwight D. Eisenhower]] | |||
* [[USS Essex]] | |||
* [[USS George H.W. Bush]] | |||
* [[USS Higgins]] | |||
* [[USS John F. Kennedy]] | |||
* [[USS John Paul Jones]] | |||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
* Makin Island's task is to embark, deploy, and land elements of a Marine | * USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Makin Island, target of the Marine Raiders' Makin Island raid early on in the United States' involvement in World War II. - Wikipedia | ||
* Makin Island's task is to embark, deploy, and land elements of a Marine Corps landing force in an amphibious assault by helicopters, landing craft, and amphibious vehicles. - Wikipedia | |||
* The secondary or convertible mission for Makin Island is sea control and power projection. - Wikipedia | * The secondary or convertible mission for Makin Island is sea control and power projection. - Wikipedia | ||
=== Displacement === | === Displacement === | ||
* Displacement: 41150 full load - Wikipedia | * Displacement: 41150 full load - Wikipedia | ||
=== Length === | |||
* Length: 257 - Wikipedia | |||
=== Beam === | |||
* Beam: 31.8 - Wikipedia | |||
=== Draft === | |||
* Draft: 8.1 - Wikipedia | |||
=== Propulsion === | |||
* Propulsion: Hybrid electric propulsion (CODLOG) driving two shafts 70000, 2 × 16.5 diameter controllable pitch propellers (Rolls-Royce) - Wikipedia | |||
=== Range === | |||
* Range: 9500 at 20 - Wikipedia | |||
=== Complement === | |||
* Complement: 1,208 - Wikipedia | |||
=== Armament === | |||
* Armament: *Two RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers - Wikipedia | |||
=== Aircraft === | |||
* Aircraft: *Actual mix depends on the mission - Wikipedia | |||
=== Laid Down === | |||
* Laid down: 14 February 2004 - Wikipedia | |||
=== Launched === | |||
* Launched: 22 September 2006 - Wikipedia | |||
=== Commissioned === | === Commissioned === | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:06, 26 August 2026
USS Makin Island (LHD-8) is tracked in this archive by its recorded position over time. Every line below is a dated observation, not an assessment.
USS Makin Island
LHD-8
| Class | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 41150 full load |
| Length | 257 |
| Beam | 31.8 |
| Draft | 8.1 |
| Propulsion | Hybrid electric propulsion (CODLOG) driving two shafts 70000, 2 × 16.5 diameter controllable pitch propellers (Rolls-Royce) |
| Speed | |
| Range | 9500 at 20 |
| Complement | 1,208 |
| Armament | *Two RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers |
| Aircraft | *Actual mix depends on the mission |
| Laid down | 14 February 2004 |
| Launched | 22 September 2006 |
| Commissioned | 24 October 2009 |
| Homeport | San Diego, California |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Status | |
| Last seen | Atlantic (2026-08-24) |
Recorded positions
- 2026-08-17: Eastern Pacific
- 2026-08-24: Atlantic - moved
Theatres
This vessel has been recorded in Eastern Pacific, Atlantic.
See also
- USS Boxer
- USS Donald Cook
- USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
- USS Essex
- USS George H.W. Bush
- USS Higgins
- USS John F. Kennedy
- USS John Paul Jones
Background
Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not a position record and is not counted as one.
History
- USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Makin Island, target of the Marine Raiders' Makin Island raid early on in the United States' involvement in World War II. - Wikipedia
- Makin Island's task is to embark, deploy, and land elements of a Marine Corps landing force in an amphibious assault by helicopters, landing craft, and amphibious vehicles. - Wikipedia
- The secondary or convertible mission for Makin Island is sea control and power projection. - Wikipedia
Displacement
- Displacement: 41150 full load - Wikipedia
Length
- Length: 257 - Wikipedia
Beam
- Beam: 31.8 - Wikipedia
Draft
- Draft: 8.1 - Wikipedia
Propulsion
- Propulsion: Hybrid electric propulsion (CODLOG) driving two shafts 70000, 2 × 16.5 diameter controllable pitch propellers (Rolls-Royce) - Wikipedia
Range
- Range: 9500 at 20 - Wikipedia
Complement
- Complement: 1,208 - Wikipedia
Armament
- Armament: *Two RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers - Wikipedia
Aircraft
- Aircraft: *Actual mix depends on the mission - Wikipedia
Laid Down
- Laid down: 14 February 2004 - Wikipedia
Launched
- Launched: 22 September 2006 - Wikipedia
Commissioned
- Commissioned: 24 October 2009 - Wikipedia
Homeport
- Homeport: San Diego, California - Wikipedia
Builder
- Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding - Wikipedia
Publication history
What changed and when. Computed from the sources each revision cited, not written by anyone.
- rev 1, 2026-08-25 — first published from 0 source(s)
- rev 2, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources
- rev 3, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources
- rev 4, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources
- rev 5, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
- rev 6, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
- rev 7, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
- rev 8, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
- rev 9, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
How this page is made
Positions are recorded by the fleet tracker at each snapshot. Nothing on this page is written by a model.
