LPD 26 to be christened

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division will christen the company's 10th amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD 26), on Saturday, March 21. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will be the featured speaker. Ms. Donna S. Murtha, daughter of ship's namesake, is the ship sponsor. Mrs. Joyce Murtha, wife of the ship's namesake, will also attend. The ship is named for John P. Murtha, who represented Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District for 36 years, from 1974 until his death in 2010. (Source: HII, 03/16/15)