Tag: San ANtonio Class
USS San Diego declared ready for combat operations
The US Navy's sixth San Antonio-class amphibious landing platform dock (LPD), USS San Diego (LPD 22), has been declared ready for combat operations following the successful...
US Navy Awards Ingalls $1.5 Billion for Final LPD Class Amphibious...
The US Navy christened today (Saturday) the ninth San Antonio class amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD25) at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard in Avondale, Louisiana. On Friday HII was awarded a follow-on contract worth US$1.5 billion for the design and construction of the 11th and final San Antonio class vessel - LPD 27, yet unnamed, to be delivered in five years time.