PHOTO RELEASE - Amphibious Assault Ship Tripoli (LHA 7) Sails Away from Ingalls Shipbuilding
July 24 2020 - 03:00PM
The Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli (LHA 7),
departed from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls
Shipbuilding division today, sailing to its homeport in San Diego.
“Tripoli sailing away to join the fleet is a proud moment for
all of our shipbuilders, industry partners and the hundreds of
suppliers that contributed to the production of this remarkable
ship,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias said. “LHA 7 is
an incredible asset that will strengthen the Navy’s fleet and
protect our nation. We look forward to what the future holds for
Tripoli and the sailors and Marines aboard her.”
Ingalls is the sole builder of large-deck amphibious ships for
the Navy. America-class amphibious warships are designed to enhance
Marine Corps aviation, capable of supporting the tilt-rotor MV-22
and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. Tripoli will be the flagship of an
Amphibious Ready Group, strategically positioning Marine
Expeditionary Units ashore across a full spectrum of missions,
including humanitarian, disaster relief, maritime security,
antipiracy and other operations while providing air support for
ground forces.
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/lha-7-sail-away.
Tripoli is the third ship to bear the name that commemorates the
capture of Derna in 1805 by a small force of Marines and nearly 370
soldiers from 11 nations. The battle, memorialized in the Marines’
Hymn with the line, “to the shores of Tripoli,” brought about a
successful conclusion to the combined operations of the First
Barbary War.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned
systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and
environmental services. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia,
HII employs more than 42,000 people operating both domestically and
internationally. For more information, visit:
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