Keywords: US Navy 090717-N-0860R-062 The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) transits the Caribbean Sea.jpg en CARIBBEAN SEA July 17 2009 The amphibious assault ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Makin Island LHD 8 transits the Caribbean Sea Makin Island departed Pascagoula Miss July 10 and is currently circumnavigating South America via the Strait of Magellan to its new homeport of San Diego During its transit the ship will make port visits in Brazil Chile and Peru Makin Island is the final amphibious assault ship built in the LHD-1 Wasp-class but the first of the class built with gas turbine engines and an electric drive The ship is scheduled to be commissioned in October U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Glenn S Robertson/Released 2009-07-17 090717-N-0860R-062 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 74180 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Glenn S Robertson PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS Makin Island LHD-8 Front views of ships |