USS Wasp LHD-1 - The USS Wasp {LHD 1 is a US Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship, the tenth to bear the name, the flagship of the Second Fleet and the lead ship of her class She was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi The Navy-Marine Corps teams newest amphibious warship has as its primary mission the support of a Marine Landing Force USS Wasp and her sister ships are the first specifically designed to accommodate new Landing Craft, Air Cushion LCAC for fast troop movement over the beach and Harrier II AV-8B Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing V/STOL jets which provide close air support for the assault force