USS Makin Island: Difference between revisions

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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

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.

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

How this page is made

Positions are recorded by the fleet tracker at each snapshot. Nothing on this page is written by a model.

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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.
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+{{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)]]}}
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 * 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 [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps|Corps]] landing [[Quds Force|force]] in an amphibious assault by helicopters, landing craft, and amphibious vehicles. - 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
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-[[File:uss-makin-island-photo.jpg|thumb|220px|Uss Makin Island. (Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Lill, Public domain)]]