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Fairbanks Morse Chosen For LHA-9 Generators

Tuesday, November 10th, 2020

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Fairbanks Morse Chosen For LHA-9 Generators

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)

Fairbanks Morse said Nov. 10 they are providing generators for electric power aboard the unnamed America-class amphibious assault ship LHA-9. The company will start building a Ship Service Diesel Generator (SSDG) in 2021 and is set to start delivery to LHA-9 shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] in Pascagoula, Miss., in 2023. While the company did not disclose the contract value, it was awarded on October 20. A company spokesperson told Defense Daily Fairbanks Morse expects the engines will be assembled, tested…

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