Though not nuclear-powered, the America-class vessels are similar in size to the French Navy's flagship aircraft carrier ...

The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli is replacing the first-in-class USS America at Sasebo Naval Base in Japan as the forward-deployed amphibious flattop in the region.

The United States Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, right, sails next to its sister ship USS America in the East China Sea on September 17, 2022. The United States Navy amphibious assault ...

USS Tripoli (LHA-7) will switch homeports from Naval Base San Diego to Sasebo, Japan, and become the Navy’s forward-deployed big-deck amphibious warship in the Indo-Pacific, Naval Surface Force ...

while its sister ship the USS Tripoli moves from San Diego to Sasebo. It’s common for the Navy to change its line-up of ships stationed in Japan, its biggest ally in the Indo-Pacific.

It replaces USS America as the Navy's amphibious assault ship based in Japan. The Tripoli played a central role in the F-35B 'lightning carrier' concept. The US Navy is stationing its new ...

The US Navy forward-deployed the USS Tripoli to the Indo-Pacific to counter China. It replaces the USS America as the Navy's amphibious assault ship based in Japan. The Tripoli played a central role ...