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Navy Accepts Another LPD And LCS

Monday, September 18th, 2017

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Navy Accepts Another LPD And LCS

The future USS Portland (LPD-27), sails in the Gulf of Mexico during acceptance sea trials. (Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries)

The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the future Amphibious Transport Dock USS Portland (LPD-27) and future Littoral Combat Ship USS Omaha (LCS-12), the Navy said Monday.LPD-27 completed acceptance trials last month and Huntington Ingalls Industries’ [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding builder’s trials in July. This is the 11th San Antonio-class Amphibious Transport Dock the Navy has received (Defense Daily, Aug. 22).San Antonio-class ships are used to embark and land Marines, their equipment, and supplies ashore through air cushion or conventional landing…

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