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Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS City of Bismarck
Dec. 19, 2017 - MOBILE, Ala. - The Navy accepted delivery of its ninth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9), Dec 19...

Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Ralph Johnson
Ingalls Shipbuilding delivered the guided missile destroyer Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) to the U.S. Navy today. Signing the DD 250 document are (left to right) Cmdr. Jason P. Patterson, the ship’s prospective commanding officer; Cmdr. Scott Williams, program manager representative for Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast; and Freddie Joe O’Brien, Ingalls’ DDG 114 ship program manager.
Nov. 15, 2017 - PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Navy accepted delivery of future guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Nov. 15...

Keel Laid for Future USS Lenah H Sutcliffe Higbee
Ship’s Sponsors (left to right) Virginia Munford, Louisa Dixon and Pickett Wilson trace their initials onto a steel plate that will be welded inside the guided missile destroyer Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123).
Nov. 14, 2017 - PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The keel of the future USS Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) was ceremoniously laid on Nov. 14 at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard...

U.S. Navy Releases Draft Request For Proposal For Coast Guard Icebreaker Design, Construction
Oct. 19, 2017 - The U.S. Navy, in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) under an Integrated Program Office (IPO), released a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) Oct. 19 for the detail design and construction of a Heavy Polar Icebreaker...

Future USS Fort Lauderdale Keel Authenticated
Oct. 13, 2017 - PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The keel for the future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) was authenticated during a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) on Oct. 13...

NAVSEA providing ready naval assets to combatant commanders on time
A diver assigned to Mid Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center Norfolk, performs repairs on USS Carney (DDG 64). Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U. S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.
Oct. 5, 2017 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – In fiscal year (FY) 2017, Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) surface ship maintenance team has improved the Navy’s rate of returning surface ships to the fleet on time following maintenance...

Navy to Christen Amphibious Assault Ship Tripoli
The future USS Tripoli launches at Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Miss., May 1, 2017. The Tripoli incorporates an enlarged hangar deck, enhanced maintenance facilities, increased fuel capacity and additional storerooms to provide the fleet with a platform optimized for aviation capabilities. Navy photo
Oct. 3, 2017 - WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy will christen its newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony, Sept. 16, in Pascagoula, Mississippi...

Keel Authenticated for Burlington (EPF 10)
Sept. 27, 2017 - MOBILE, Ala. - The U.S. Navy held a keel laying and authentication ceremony for its tenth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, Burlington (EPF 10), Sept. 26...

City of Bismarck (EPF 9) Completes Builder’s Trials
Sept. 15, 2017 - MOBILE, Ala. – The Navy’s ninth Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel, City of Bismarck (EPF 9), successfully completed Builder’s Trials Sept. 14, after being underway for two days in the Gulf of Mexico...

Future USS Portland successfully completes Acceptance Trials
Aug. 21, 2017 - PASCAGOULA, MS. -- The future USS Portland (LPD 27) successfully completed Acceptance Trials on Aug. 18, sailing from and returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi...

Navy Launches USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams
Aug. 21, 2017 - SAN DIEGO – The Navy launched Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (ESB 4) at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, Aug. 19...

PEO Ships Works to Promote Small Business Opportunities
Aug. 7, 2017 - WASHINGTON - With more than 20 small business contracts awarded to support foreign military sales and boat and service craft acquisition this fiscal year, the Program Executive Office Ships (PEO Ships) works to enhance...

Navy to Commission New Guided-Missile Destroyer Rafael Peralta
BATH, Maine - The future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) successfully completed acceptance trials Dec. 16 after spending two days underway off the coast of Maine.
July 28, 2017 - WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy will commission its newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), during a 10 a.m. PDT ceremony Saturday, July 29, at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego...

USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) Completes Final Contract Trials
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SAN DIEGO (Nov. 18, 2016)  San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) arrives to its new homeport Naval Base San Diego Nov. 18. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Lucas T. Hans/Released)
July 24, 2017 - SAN DIEGO, Calif. – USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) returned to Naval Base San Diego on July 21 after having successfully completed Final Contract Trials (FCT)...

Future USS Ralph Johnson Successfully Completes Builder’s Trials
July 21, 2017 - The future USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) successfully completed builder’s trials on July 20 after spending four days underway in the Gulf of Mexico...

Navy to Commission New Guided-Missile Destroyer John Finn
PEARL HARBOR (July 10, 2017) The future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) is pierside at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in preparation for its commissioning ceremony. John Finn is named in honor of Lt. John William Finn, a chief aviation ordnanceman and the first member of the armed services to earn the Medal of Honor during World War II for heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Ccommunication Specialist 3rd Class Justin R. Pacheco/Released)
July 14, 2017 - WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy will commission its newest guided-missile destroyer, the future USS John Finn (DDG 113), during a 10 a.m. HAST ceremony Saturday, July 15, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii...

USS Portland (LPD 27) Successfully Completes Builder's Trials
The amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts its first set of sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. Ingalls' test and trials team spent four days operating the 11th San Antonio-class ship and demonstrating its systems.
July 5, 2017 - PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The Navy's future amphibious transport dock, USS Portland (LPD 27), successfully completed Builder's Trials Jun. 30...

USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9) Launched
MOBILE, Ala. - The U.S. Navy's USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9), the ninth EPF vessel, launched in Mobile, Alabama, June 7.
June 8, 2017 - MOBILE, Ala. - The U.S. Navy's USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9), the ninth EPF vessel, launched in Mobile, Alabama, June 7...

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Yuma
April 21, 2017 - MOBILE, Ala. - The Navy accepted delivery of its eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Yuma (EPF 8), April 21...

Ex-USS Independence departs Naval Base Kitsap
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) at sea during the later 1980s or early 1990s.
March 15, 2017 - BREMERTON, Wash. – The ex-USS Independence (CV-62), an aircraft carrier decommissioned Sept. 30, 1998, is planned to embark on its final journey March 10...

Keel Laid for the Future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.
After tracing her initials onto the keel plate of DDG 121 -- the future USS FRANK E. PETERSEN, JR. -- Mrs. D'Arcy Neller, authenticator and ship sponsor, watches from behind a protective mask as Ingalls Shipbuilding structural welder Jeremy Lally etches her initials into the ship's keel plate.  The keel authentication ceremony for DDG 121 was held Tuesday morning, Feb. 21, at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, MS.  Also observing at left is Ingalls Shipbuilding President Mr. Brian Cuccias.  The keel's co-authenticator, Mr. Donald Brabston, a 50-year Ingalls employee, was unable to attend.
Feb. 21, 2017 - PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The keel of the future USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121) was ceremoniously laid on Feb. 21 at Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard...

USNS Yuma Completes Acceptance Trials
Feb. 6, 2017 - MOBILE, Ala. -- The future USNS Yuma (EPF 8) successfully completed Acceptance Trials on Jan. 26 after two days of underway evaluation in the Gulf of Mexico...

Future USS Rafael Peralta Delivers to the Navy
BATH, Maine - The future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) successfully completed acceptance trials Dec. 16 after spending two days underway off the coast of Maine.
Feb. 3, 2017 - BATH, Maine - The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) during a ceremony on Feb. 3...

Keel Laid for Future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002)
A keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) was held Jan. 30 at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine.  Lynda Johnson Robb etches her initials into the keel plate with assistance from veteran GD-BIW shipyard welder, Timothy Trask.
Jan. 30, 2017 - A keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) was held Jan. 30 at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine...

Navy Marks Milestones for Two Expeditionary Fast Transports
The Honorable Robert O. Wefald (right), former North Dakota State District Court Judge, welds his initials into the keel plate of the future USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9) with the assistance of Austal USA Class A Welder Richard A. Sinclair (left). The keel authentication ceremony was held Jan. 18 at the Austal USA Shipyard in Mobile, Ala.
Jan. 19, 2017 - The U.S. Navy recognized two milestones Jan. 18 in the construction of Expeditionary Fast Transports (EPF); the keel authentication of the Navy’s ninth EPF, USNS City of Bismarck, and the start of fabrication for the 11th...