Or the LPH?
The LHD or the Carrier?
Carrier - [CV/CVA/CVS-21, LPH-4] ...
Essex Class carrier that was commissioned to late for service in WWII.
In 1948, she was the first carrier platform to launch a jet. Saw service in the Korean War.
The navy began experimenting with the concept of a carrier operating entirely with attack helicopters, and Boxer was used to test the concept.
Later became part of a new amphibious assault squadron with four Landing Ship Tank vessels equipped with helicopter platforms. The experimental concept would allow for rapid deployment of US Marine Corps personnel and helicopter squadrons. She was reclassified LPH-4, denoting a “Landing Platform Helicopter”.
Or the LPH?