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Home» News»HII Begins Fabrication of First LPD 17 Flight II
HII Begins Fabrication of First LPD 17 Flight II
This rendering depicts Harrisburg (LPD 30), which will be the 14th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship of the U.S. Navy.

HII Begins Fabrication of First LPD 17 Flight II

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division recently started fabrication of the first LPD 17 Flight II amphibious transport dock for the U.S. Navy, the future USS Harrisburg (LPD 30). The start of fabrication signifies that the first 100 tons of steel have been cut.

Xavier Vavasseur 17 Apr 2020

Huntington Ingalls Industries press release

“LPD 30 is the start of an exciting new era for the San Antonio class. The start of fabrication for Harrisburg marks the beginning of the LPD Flight II program. Through learning structured around consistent production, we’ve been able to identify design and construction modifications to make future ships in the class more affordable while fulfilling Navy and Marine Corps requirements.”


Steve Sloan, Ingalls LPD program manager

Ingalls has delivered 11 San Antonio-class ships to the U.S. Navy and has three more under construction including LPD 30. The ship will be the 14th in the San Antonio class and the first Flight II LPD. Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) launched in March and is scheduled to deliver in 2021.

LPD 30 will be the second U.S. Navy vessel named after the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The first was a troopship acquired by the Navy during World War I that served in commission from May 29, 1918 to Sept. 25, 1919. That ship also served with the Navy in the Spanish-American War under another name. In addition to being the capital of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg is home to a number of Department of Defense facilities including the Naval Support Activity, Mechanicsburg.

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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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