PHOTO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Delivers Amphibious Transport Dock Portland (LPD 27) to U.S. Navy
September 18 2017 - 5:02PM
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding
division delivered the amphibious transport dock Portland (LPD 27)
to the U.S. Navy today.
“Today is a great day for this collective industry
and customer team,” said Kari Wilkinson, Ingalls’ vice president,
program management. “For many of the shipbuilders, Supervisor of
Shipbuilding representatives and members of the Navy program
office, this is the 11th ship they have built and delivered
together. Their personal commitment to excellence has become the
hallmark of the LPD program, and we are positioned to continue that
tradition on future ships.”
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/amphibious-transport-dock-portland-lpd-27-delivered.
Portland was delivered during an afternoon ceremony
with shipbuilders, ship’s force and representatives of Supervisor
of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast together in attendance. The signing of
the DD 250 document officially transfers custody of the ship from
HII to the Navy.
“I am amazed with the shipbuilders here at
Ingalls,” said Capt. J.R. Hill, Portland’s prospective commanding
officer. “There are thousands of them who have been working to
build this ship and put it into service, and they’ve really done a
great job. I’m very impressed with the team Ingalls has put
together as well as the 370 crew members present today who are
ecstatic about taking control of this ship. We look forward to what
she can do in the future.”
Portland is named for the largest city in the state
of Oregon. The state has a long history with the Navy, going back
to the construction of hundreds of World War II Liberty and Victory
ships at three Portland-area shipyards.
Ingalls has delivered 11 San Antonio-class ships to
the Navy and currently has one more, Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28),
under construction. In June, Ingalls received an advance
procurement contract from the Navy to provide long-lead-time
material and advance construction activities for LPD 29, the 13th
ship of the San Antonio class.
The San Antonio class is the latest addition to the
Navy’s 21st century amphibious assault force. The 684-foot-long,
105-foot-wide ships are used to embark and land Marines, their
equipment and supplies ashore via air cushion or conventional
landing craft and amphibious assault vehicles, augmented by
helicopters or vertical takeoff and landing aircraft such as the
MV-22 Osprey. The ships support a Marine Air Ground Task Force
across the spectrum of operations, conducting amphibious and
expeditionary missions of sea control and power projection to
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions throughout the
first half of the 21st century.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest
military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional
services to partners in government and industry. For more than a
century, HII’s Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in
Virginia and Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes
than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions
division provides a wide range of professional services through its
Fleet Support, Integrated Mission Solutions, Nuclear &
Environmental, and Oil & Gas groups. Headquartered in Newport
News, Virginia, HII employs nearly 37,000 people operating both
domestically and internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
- HII on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries
- HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries
Contact:
Bill Glennwilliam.glenn@hii-co.com228-935-1323
Huntington Ingalls Indus... (NYSE:HII)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2024 to Sep 2024
Huntington Ingalls Indus... (NYSE:HII)
Historical Stock Chart
From Sep 2023 to Sep 2024