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LHA-7 Finishes Acceptance Trials

LHA-7 Finishes Acceptance Trials
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 America-class amphibious assault ship future USS Tripoli (LHA-7) finished acceptance trials upon returning to shipbuilder’s Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., the Navy said Oct. 28. During the trials and while underway for three days at sea, the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) performed an evaluation of all the major systems on the ship, including propulsion, communications, navigation, combat systems, and aviation capabilities. The Tripoli is the second America-class large deck amphibious vessel…

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