Concept art of a McClung-class medium landing ship (LSM). The ship is named for Marine Corps Major Megan McClung, the first female Marine officer killed during the Iraq War. (US Marine Corps/Capt. Isaac Lamberth and Sgt. Rowdy Vanskike)

US Navy Likely to Homeport McClung-Class Landing Ships in Pearl Harbor

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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii would probably need extensive renovations in order to accommodate the new ships, a fact the Navy noted in a new environmental impact study.

Current plans call for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps to build between 18 and 35 McClung-class landing ship medium (LSM) vessels. Previously known as the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program, the LSM will support the Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO). The vessels will be smaller and individually much less expensive to procure and operate than the US Navy’s current fleet of amphibious ships.

Nine of the 4,000-ton “shore-to-shore” vessels could be based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham, Hawaii, “to support the Marine Corps’ area denial and sensing operations across the Pacific,” USNI News wrote. The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment........

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