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USS Tarawa
Two United States Navy ships have borne the name Tarawa, after the Pacific atoll that was the scene of a bloody fight in the Pacific War.
- The first Tarawa (CV-40) was an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1946.
- The second Tarawa (LHA-1) is an amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1976.
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