The amphibious assault ship arrived at its new homeport in Sasebo on Monday as part of a regularly scheduled rotation of ...

The Navy’s newest and most advanced amphibious assault ship arrived in Japan this week to take over as flagship of Amphibious ...

SASEBO, Japan – The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in Sasebo, Japan, June 23, as part of a ...

The ship is named after the U.S. Marine Corps victory against Tripoli at the Battle of Derna during the First Barbary War in 1805. The mission of Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific Fleet is to ...

There was also some symbolic significance behind the date for the ceremony, as it marked the anniversary of the 1805 Battle of Derna during the First Barbary War, wherein a tandem of U.S. Marines ...

While the importance of landing the U. S. Marines in 1805 at Derna should not be overemphasized, it was a bold stroke and gave Europe a foretaste of the kind of issue on which Americans will fight.

By 1805, a series of American naval victories culminated in the Battle of Derna — fought by a combined force of newly commissioned American ships, marines and foreign mercenaries — and led to ...

The Tripoli's flight deck can accommodate up to nine CH-53K King Stallion heavy transport helicopters flown by Marines. In a standard configuration, the Tripoli can carry up to 10 F-35B fighters ...

In 1805, President Thomas Jefferson ordered the U.S. Navy and Marines to stop Barbary pirates from disrupting shipping in the Mediterranean Sea. This successful measure is captured in the Marine ...

A: The reference to "the shores of Tripoli" dates to Battle of Derna in 1805, during the First Barbary War. Marine Lt. Presley O'Bannon led forces across 600 miles of Libyan desert to the ...