Each ship is capable of hosting 1,894 personnel of the United States Marine Corps; almost the full strength of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). A "Wasp"-class vessel can transport up to of cargo, and another is allocated for the MEU's vehicles, which typically consists of five M1 Abrams battle tanks, up to 25 AAVs, eight M198 howitzers, 68 trucks, and up to 12 other support vehicles. A 6 track internal monorail system as well as 6 internal elevators are used to shift cargo from the cargo holds to landing craft in the well deck.