![LHA-6 USS AMERICA under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MississippiBased upon the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) design, America will be a gas-turbine powered warship capable of carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit with the capacity for carrying many Marine helicopters, V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and F-35B V/STOL Joint Strike Fighters. This warship is due to be delivered to the Navy in 2012. At a displacement of 45,000 tons, and carrying a complement of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, it will be able to serve in the role of a small aircraft carrier, as demonstrated by Landing Helicopter Dock operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ingalls Shipyard Division a $2.4 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detailed design and construction of the new amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA-6). Work will be performed primarily at the company's shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and her delivery to the Navy is scheduled for 2012.[4]](http://www.alanhinkelphotos.com/Journalism/Pascagoula-Tourism-Pictures/i-57hgp8L/1/Ti/_MG_0184-Ti.jpg "LHA-6 USS AMERICA under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MississippiBased upon the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) design, America will be a gas-turbine powered warship capable of carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit with the capacity for carrying many Marine helicopters, V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and F-35B V/STOL Joint Strike Fighters. This warship is due to be delivered to the Navy in 2012. At a displacement of 45,000 tons, and carrying a complement of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, it will be able to serve in the role of a small aircraft carrier, as demonstrated by Landing Helicopter Dock operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ingalls Shipyard Division a $2.4 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detailed design and construction of the new amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA-6). Work will be performed primarily at the company's shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and her delivery to the Navy is scheduled for 2012.[4]")
LHA-6 USS AMERICA under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MississippiBased upon the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) design, America will be a gas-turbine powered warship capable of carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit with the capacity for carrying many Marine helicopters, V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and F-35B V/STOL Joint Strike Fighters. This warship is due to be delivered to the Navy in 2012. At a displacement of 45,000 tons, and carrying a complement of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, it will be able to serve in the role of a small aircraft carrier, as demonstrated by Landing Helicopter Dock operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ingalls Shipyard Division a $2.4 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detailed design and construction of the new amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA-6). Work will be performed primarily at the company's shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and her delivery to the Navy is scheduled for 2012.[4]
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ingalls Shipyard Division a $2.4 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detailed design and construction of the new amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA-6). Work will be performed primarily at the company's shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and her delivery to the Navy is scheduled for 2012.[4]
![LHA-6 USS AMERICA under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MississippiBased upon the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) design, America will be a gas-turbine powered warship capable of carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit with the capacity for carrying many Marine helicopters, V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and F-35B V/STOL Joint Strike Fighters. This warship is due to be delivered to the Navy in 2012. At a displacement of 45,000 tons, and carrying a complement of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, it will be able to serve in the role of a small aircraft carrier, as demonstrated by Landing Helicopter Dock operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ingalls Shipyard Division a $2.4 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detailed design and construction of the new amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA-6). Work will be performed primarily at the company's shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and her delivery to the Navy is scheduled for 2012.[4]](http://www.alanhinkelphotos.com/Journalism/Pascagoula-Tourism-Pictures/i-57hgp8L/1/L/_MG_0184-L.jpg "LHA-6 USS AMERICA under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MississippiBased upon the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) design, America will be a gas-turbine powered warship capable of carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit with the capacity for carrying many Marine helicopters, V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and F-35B V/STOL Joint Strike Fighters. This warship is due to be delivered to the Navy in 2012. At a displacement of 45,000 tons, and carrying a complement of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, it will be able to serve in the role of a small aircraft carrier, as demonstrated by Landing Helicopter Dock operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ingalls Shipyard Division a $2.4 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detailed design and construction of the new amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA-6). Work will be performed primarily at the company's shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and her delivery to the Navy is scheduled for 2012.[4]")
LHA-6 USS AMERICA under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MississippiBased upon the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) design, America will be a gas-turbine powered warship capable of carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit with the capacity for carrying many Marine helicopters, V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and F-35B V/STOL Joint Strike Fighters. This warship is due to be delivered to the Navy in 2012. At a displacement of 45,000 tons, and carrying a complement of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, it will be able to serve in the role of a small aircraft carrier, as demonstrated by Landing Helicopter Dock operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ingalls Shipyard Division a $2.4 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detailed design and construction of the new amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA-6). Work will be performed primarily at the company's shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and her delivery to the Navy is scheduled for 2012.[4]
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation's Ingalls Shipyard Division a $2.4 billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detailed design and construction of the new amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA-6). Work will be performed primarily at the company's shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and her delivery to the Navy is scheduled for 2012.[4]
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