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Home» News»U.S. Navy & HII Complete Acceptance Trials for Amphibious Assault Ship Tripoli (LHA 7)
The Ingalls-built amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7) in the Gulf of Mexico during builder’s sea trials. File Photo by Derek Fountain/HII

U.S. Navy & HII Complete Acceptance Trials for Amphibious Assault Ship Tripoli (LHA 7)

The future USS Tripoli (LHA 7) completed acceptance trials when she returned to the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)-Ingalls Shipbuilding Division’s shipyard following three days underway in the Gulf of Mexico.

Xavier Vavasseur 29 Oct 2019

During the underway, the U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey performed a rigorous evaluation on all of the ship’s major systems including propulsion, communications, navigation, combat systems, and aviation capabilities.

“The capability that our large deck amphibs bring to the fight is tremendous. Their ability to embark Joint Strike Fighters and MV-22 Osprey enable this versatile platform to increase the lethality of our expeditionary warfighters.” 


Tom Rivers, amphibious warfare program manager for Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships

Tripoli is the second ship of the America (LHA 6) class, built to facilitate forward presence and power projection. LHA 7 is the last Flight 0 ship planned for construction and features an enlarged hangar deck, realignment and expansion of the aviation maintenance facilities, an increase in available stowage for parts and support equipment, and increased aviation fuel capacity. LHA 8 will be the first Flight I ship, reincorporating a well deck to enhance expeditionary warfighting capabilities while maintaining the principal aviation characteristics of the Flight 0 ships.

“There’s been a lot of hard work accomplished to get LHA 7 to this point. The team’s focus is now on delivering the LHA 7 to the fleet in the best possible condition, fully capable and ready to deploy if called upon.”


Capt. Nathan Schneider, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair Gulf Coast
120504-N-AL577-001 WASHINGTON (May 4, 2012) An artist rendering of the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7). (U.S. Navy photo illustration/Released)

LHA 7 incorporates gas turbine propulsion plant, zonal electrical distribution, and fuel-efficient electric auxiliary propulsion systems first installed on USS Makin Island (LHD 8). LHA 7 is 844 feet in length, has a displacement of approximately 45,000 long tons and is capable of operating at speeds of over 20 knots.

HII’s Pascagoula shipyard is also currently in production on Bougainville (LHA 8), the guided missile destroyers Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), Frank E. Peterson (DDG 121) Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123), Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), and amphibious transport dock ships, Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) and Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29). 

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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