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LPD-28 Finishes Builder’s Trials

LPD-28 Finishes Builder’s Trials
The San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) when it was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding Division in Pascagoula, Miss in March 2020 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Huntington Ingalls Industries).

The Navy said the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) completed builder sea trials on Oct. 26.  The trials includes a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations to allow the Navy and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding Division to assess the ship systems and readiness before moving on to acceptance trials and ship delivery. The operations were based out of the shipyard facility in Pascagoula, Miss. HII first launched LPD-28 over a year ago…

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