Ingalls Shipbuilding

Ingalls starts fabrication of LPD 32

HII (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division began fabrication of the U.S. Navy’s newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Philadelphia (LPD 32) Monday. The start of fabrication signifies that the first 100 tons of steel have been cut for the ship.

“From the earliest planning stages to the first cut of steel, every step of construction so far has been focused on building a capable ship for our Navy and Marine Corps partners,” said Stephen Janowski, Ingalls Shipbuilding

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Ingalls lays keel of future USS Sam Nunn (DDG 133)

The keel for the future USS Sam Nunn (DDG 133), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, was laid during a ceremony on Nov. 22 at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division The ship’s name honors Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr., a former U.S. senator from Georgia and co-founder of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Nunn was in attendance for the ceremony and was joined by his daughter and ship sponsor, Michelle Nunn.

Today a keel laying ceremony represents the joining together of the ship’s first major...

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Huntington Ingalls celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week from Nov. 17-23, honoring the essential role of apprenticeships in workforce development and skills training.

National Apprenticeship Week is a nationwide celebration established by the U.S. Department of Labor to showcase and promote high-quality and in-demand career pathway opportunities through registered apprenticeship programs. With apprenticeship programs offered at each of HII’s three divisions, HII is...

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HHI names Kari Wilkinson next NNS president

Kari Wilkinson is to become president of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, effective Jan. 1, 2025. She will succeed Jennifer Boykin, who is retiring at year’s end after 37 years with the company.

Wilkinson, who has served as president of HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division since 2021, becomes the 21st president of NNS, which was founded in 1886.

“I have asked Jennifer to stay on in an advisory capacity through March to support a seamless transition to Kari,”...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/hhi-names-kari-wilkinson-next-nns-president/

VIDEO: Ingalls Shipbuilding launches first LPD Flight II

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that, on Oct.5, its Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully launched the first LPD Flight II, San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Harrisburg (LPD 30), marking one of the first major milestones in the ship’s journey towards operational readiness.

The Ingalls team translated Harrisburg from land to the company’s floating dry dock using translation railcars to support the ship’s movement across the pier. While in the dry dock, the...

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Navy awards Ingalls $9.5B in amphibious ship contracts

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) reports that the Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipbuilding Division amphibious ship procurement contracts totaling $9,472,132,620. They cover the procurement of one America-class amphibious assault ship (LHA) and three San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD) ships.

The award was executed across two separate contracts to utilized a multi-ship procurement approach. By using this strategy, as authorized by Congress, says...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/navy-awards-ingalls-9-5-b-in-amphibious-ship-contract/

VIDEO: Ingalls Shipbuilding prepares for hurricane season

With NOAA predicting an above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, shipyards along the U.S, Gulf and Atlantic coasts have been stepping up their preparatory efforts.

This week, HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss., hosted local TV station WLOX to discuss year-round preparations for heavy weather events such as hurricanes to ensure the safety of its shipbuilders, facilities, and vessels.

WLOX was able to speak with Ingalls heavy weather planners — including Justin McArthur,...

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US Navy’s fifth America-class amphibious ship to be named after Afghanistan’s Helmand Province

The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli

US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has confirmed that the US Navy’s fifth America-class amphibious assault ship (LHA) will be named USS Helmand Province. The LHA commemorates the multiple US Marine Corps operations that took place in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province as part of Operation...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/us-navys-fifth-america-class-amphibious-ship-to-be-named-after-afghanistans-helmand-province/

SECNAV Del Toro Previews Major Amphibious Warship Buy

USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) during sea trials on Oct. 21, 2021. HII Photo

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said he expects “a major announcement” in the next few weeks on a new multi-year procurement agreement to build three San Antonio-class amphibious warships and an America-class big deck amphibious warship at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi.

The Navy has been negotiating “as low a price as possible” for the ships that the sea services view as essential to future expeditionary...

https://news.usni.org/2024/04/23/secnav-del-toro-previews-major-amphibious-warship-buy

Navy takes delivery of LPD 29 from Ingalls

The U.S. Navy yesterday accepted delivery of the future San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) from Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding division.

The Navy’s PEO Ships says that San Antonio-class ships, including the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr., are foundational to enabling the USMC to conduct amphibious operations essential for national defense and global security. These vessels serve as the backbone of expeditionary warfare providing...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/navy-takes-delivery-of-lpd-29-from-ingalls/

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