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Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) stories that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division efficiently launched of the Navy’s third America-class amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8) from its floating dock into the Pascagoula River on September 30
“This launch is a major accomplishment for our complete LHA shipbuilding workforce, and we’re honored to be constructing such a flexible ship for our Navy and Marine Corps companions,” mentioned Ingalls Shipbuilding amphibious ship program supervisor Gene Miller. “Additionally it is a testomony to the excellent teamwork we see on daily basis as our shipbuilders proceed the important work of getting ready Bougainville for supply.”
On Sept. 9, Bougainville was translated from land to the corporate’s floating dry dock utilizing translation railcars to assist the ship. Whereas within the dry dock, the Ingalls workforce accomplished remaining prep work for launch.
Ordered at Ingalls underneath a $3 billion contract positioned June 2016, Bougainville is the primary ship within the America class to be constructed with a properly deck. The ship will retain aviation capabilities whereas including the floor assault functionality of a properly deck and a bigger flight deck configured for F-35B Joint Strike Fighter and MV-22 Osprey plane. These large-deck amphibious assault ships additionally embody top-of-the-line medical amenities with full working suites and triage capabilities.
The America class is a multi-functional and versatile ship that’s able to working in a excessive density, multi-threat surroundings as an integral member of an expeditionary strike group, an amphibious process drive or an amphibious prepared group.
Ingalls has delivered 15 large-deck amphibious ships to the U.S. Navy. The shipyard delivered the primary within the new America class of amphibious assault ships (LHA 6) in 2014. The second ship within the America class, USS Tripoli (LHA 7), was delivered to the Navy in early 2020. Along with Bougainville, (LHA 9) can be underneath building and the corporate authenticated the keel throughout a ceremony in September 2023.
