USS Tripoli

The USS Tripoli is the name given to several ships in the United States Navy, most notably to honor the early 19th-century Battle of Derna during the First Barbary War. The first USS Tripoli (CVE-64) was a Casablanca-class escort carrier commissioned in 1943 and served in World War II, providing vital air support in the Pacific theater. The second, USS Tripoli (LPH-10), was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1966, seeing extensive service during the Vietnam War and later supporting operations in the Persian Gulf. The current USS Tripoli (LHA-7), an America-class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 2020, continues to project U.S. naval power and support Marine Corps operations worldwide.