Ship finishes acceptance trials

AVONDALE, La. -- Amphibious transport dock Anchorage successfully completed its acceptance trials last week, according to the Navy. LPD 23, under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, is the seventh in the LPD 17 class to be built by the company. Three others LPDs are under construction in Pascagoula, Miss., and Avondale: Arlington (LPD 24), Somerset (LPD 25), and John P. Murtha. (Source: Mississippi Press, 06/25/12)