USS Tarawa (LHA-1) is a United States Navy amphibious assault ship, the lead ship of her class, and the second ship to be named for Tarawa Atoll, site of a Marine landing during World War II.
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  • Jeffrey kondracki January 26, 2019 at 11:30am

    Looking for any of my brothers former shipmates sadly he passed away

  • Gregory Eastom April 4, 2016 at 9:00pm
    In 1986 I completed my first West-Pac and also became a Shell-Back while on board the Tarawa. I was a Corpsman deployed with the Marine Corps (Echo-2/1) and I have many fond memories of my time on her!
  • Mickey Tovio Scanlan April 6, 2012 at 5:07pm

    I was stationed aboard the Tarawa from 1989-1993, an "Operation Desert Storm" Veteran! The Air Department, V-1 Division and as part of the Flight Deck Crew back then. It was my only Sea Duty Tour and found being "Underway" to be the greatest pleasure in my life thus far. I miss being out at Sea!

  • John M. Green (HTFN) March 18, 2012 at 5:57am

    I'm HTFN Green, R-Div, Shipfitter Shop, Engineering Dept. I was aboard the USS Tarawa (LHA-1) until 1989. On West Pac '87 and dry dock in Long Beach in '88. I sure miss the "Eagle Of The Sea!"

  • Timothy Carl Adams December 14, 2011 at 4:28pm

    I was there from 1994 to 1998. Worked in the aft engineroom.

  • CHARLES W HORTON JR December 1, 2009 at 7:30pm
    This ship was in my battle group while aboard the USS MOUNT VERNON LSD-39 1983-1984.
  • Ray Bettoni October 26, 2008 at 7:50am
    Hello shipmates of the USS Tarawa. I was stationed onboard from 1982-1985 and 1993-1996. It was not by choice that I was staioned on the Eagle of the Sea twice. It was the only billet available when I transfered the second time.
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