Keel Laid For Bougainville Amphib
March 18 2019
The U.S. Navy’s newest America-class amphibious assault ship has reached a major construction milestone, reports the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command.
On March 14, Huntington Ingalls Industries laid the keel for the Bougainville (LHA-8) during a ceremony at its shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., said a NAVSEA release.
The milestone marks the joining together of a ship's components, the release said. Fabrication work began in October 2018.
The Bougainville is the third ship in the America...
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