PHOTO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel Of Amphibious Transport Ship Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28)
14 October 2017 - 8:28AM
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding
division authenticated the keel of the San Antonio-class amphibious
transport ship Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) today.
“The keel authentication is an important milestone in a ship’s
life, as we lay the foundation upon which this great ship will be
built,” said Steve Sloan, Ingalls’ LPD program manager. “LPD 28,
like all ships in the class, is being built to the highest quality
standards with outstanding cost and schedule performance. The LPD
team is energized and motivated to make this ship the best yet.
Fort Lauderdale will be strong and capable because our men and
women in the Navy and Marine Corps deserve nothing less.”
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file?fid=59e1205e2cfac216903bd07c.
LPD 28 is named Fort Lauderdale to honor the Florida city’s
historic ties to the U.S. Navy, which date to the 1830s and include
an important naval training center during World War II.
Meredith Berger, who served as deputy chief of staff under
former Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, is the ship’s sponsor.
“For the future USS Fort Lauderdale, your hands will build her,
your ingenuity will test her, your hard work and talent will give
our Navy, Marine Corps and nation another much-needed ship in the
fleet,” Berger said. “Today we join the first major modules of this
great ship, the keel blocks. In the coming years we will see the
skilled, indispensable workers of Ingalls as they begin to build
this ship, connecting plank to plank, mast to deck, knowing the
Navy and the Marine Corps will work hand-in-hand with them
exploring, to the fullest, the design and capabilities of this
incredible ship.”
Howard Sparks, a structural welder at Ingalls, welded Berger’s
initials onto a steel plate, signifying the keel of LPD 28 to be
“truly and fairly laid.” The plate will remain affixed to the ship
throughout the ship’s lifetime.
“Picture this ship, your ship, joining the fleet and becoming a
part of a dynamic national Navy presence across the globe,” said
Capt. Brian Metcalf, the Navy’s LPD 17-class program manager. “The
U.S. Navy remains the most dominant navy in the world because of
the powerful combination of American sailors and Marines and the
highly capable industry that provides quality ships.”
Ingalls has delivered 11 San Antonio-class ships to the Navy,
including Portland (LPD 27) in mid-September. In June, Ingalls
received an advance procurement contract from the Navy to provide
long-lead-time material and advance construction activities for LPD
29.
The San Antonio class is the latest addition to the Navy’s 21st
century amphibious assault force. The 684-foot-long, 105-foot-wide
ships are used to embark and land Marines, their equipment and
supplies ashore via air cushion or conventional landing craft and
amphibious assault vehicles, augmented by helicopters or vertical
takeoff and landing aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey. The ships
support a Marine Air Ground Task Force across the spectrum of
operations, conducting amphibious and expeditionary missions of sea
control and power projection to humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief missions throughout the first half of the 21st
century.
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
provides a wide range of professional services through its Fleet
Support, Integrated Mission Solutions, Nuclear & Environmental,
and Oil & Gas groups. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia,
HII employs nearly 37,000 people operating both domestically and
internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
- HII on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries
- HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries
Contact:
Bill Glennwilliam.glenn@hii-co.com228-935-1323
Huntington Ingalls Indus... (NYSE:HII)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024
Huntington Ingalls Indus... (NYSE:HII)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024