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Amphibious Assault Ship LHA-7 Delivered To The Navy

Friday, February 28th, 2020

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Amphibious Assault Ship LHA-7 Delivered To The Navy

The future USS Tripoli (LHA-7) amphibious assault ship sailed in the Gulf of Mexico for four days during four days of builder’s sea trials in July 2019. (Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Tripoli (LHA-7), an America-class amphibious assault ship, from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding [HII] on Feb. 28. Known as a “large deck amphib,” LHA-7 is 844 feet long, displaces about 44,971 long tons, and can operate at over 20 knots. The Navy noted it incorporates a fuel-efficient gas turbine propulsion plant, zonal electrical distribution, and electric auxiliary systems first installed on the USS Makin Island (LHD-8). HII built the vessel at…

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