LPD 24 completes sea trials

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The amphibious transport dock Arlington, LPD 24, returned from successful Navy acceptance sea trials late last week. The company's eighth ship in the LPD 17 class returned to Pascagoula following three days of at-sea demonstrations and testing. While in the Gulf of Mexico, there were more than 200 test events. Ingalls has delivered seven ships in the class and has four more in various stages of construction, including Arlington, which will be commissioned next spring. (Source: Globe Newswire, 11/05/12)