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USS Tripoli (LHA-7)
USS ''Tripoli'' (LHA-7) is the second built for the United States Navy. On 7 May 2012, United States Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship's name as ''Tripoli'', in honor of the US Marine Corps victory against Ottoman Tripolitania, Tripoli at the Battle of Derna (1805), Battle of Derna during the First Barbary War. This is the third USS Tripoli, US Naval ship to carry the name, the first being , an escort carrier from World War II and the second being , an amphibious assault ship that served during the Cold War. Design and construction The design of ''Tripoli'' is based on , which is itself an improved version of the . Approximately 45% of the Flight 0 design is based on LHD-8, with the well deck removed to allow more room for aircraft and aviation fuel. The removal of the well deck for landing craft allows for an extended hangar deck with two significantly wider high bay areas, each fitted with an overhead crane for aircraft maintenance. Other enhancements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Derne
The Battle of Derna at Derna, Cyrenaica, was the decisive victory in April–May 1805 of a mercenary army recruited and led by United States Marines under the command of U.S. Army Lieutenant William Eaton, diplomatic Consul to Tripoli, and U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant Presley Neville O'Bannon. The battle involved a forced 521-mile (839-km) march through the North African desert from Alexandria, Egypt, to the eastern port city of Derna, Libya, which was defended by a much larger force. Background In 1804, the former Consul to Tunis, William Eaton (1764–1811), returned to the Mediterranean Sea with the title of ''Naval Agent to the Barbary States''. Eaton had been granted permission from the US government and US President Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826; served 1801–1809) to back the claim of Hamet Karamanli, the rightful heir to the throne of Tripoli who had been deposed by his brother Yusuf Karamanli, who had assassinated his older brother by shooting him in front of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |