USS Tarawa (LHA-1) Ship's Crest Sweatshirt

USS Tarawa (LHA-1) was the lead ship of the Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships, commissioned on 29 May 1976 and decommissioned on 31 March 2009. Named in honor of the fierce Battle of Tarawa in the Central Pacific in November 1943, she operated as a flagship for amphibious ready groups from her homeport in San Diego throughout the Cold War, the Gulf War, and the War on Terror. This sweatshirt bears the official ship's crest, honoring all Marines and Sailors who served aboard this storied vessel.