Big deck amphibious warship USS Wasp (LHD-1) passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday and is now operating in the Mediterranean Sea, according to ship spotters. The transit follows a ...

It was announced on Tuesday that USS Wasp (LHD-1), the lead vessel of the sea service's class of amphibious assault ships, will undergo a maintenance and modernization program.

For more than thirty-five years, the Wasp-class vessels have remained the U.S. Navy’s large-deck multipurpose amphibious assault ships. As of 2024, seven Wasp-class ships are still commissioned.