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LHA-7 Finishes Builder’s Trials

Monday, July 22nd, 2019

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LHA-7 Finishes Builder’s 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) successfully finished builder’s trials on July 19, shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] and the Navy said Monday. During the four-day trials, the Navy assessed the ship’s operational readiness during dock trials at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., and 200 at-sea test events in the Gulf of Mexico. HII said the at-sea portion tested main propulsion, combat and other systems. Tripoli is the second ship in the America-class and last Flight…

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