LHA 7 30 percent complete

Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., has completed about 30 percent of its construction on the future USS Tripoli, the second America-class amphibious assault ship. Tripoli (LHA 7) is tentatively scheduled for launch in July 2017, Navy officials said. The ship is slated for delivery in December 2018. (Source: DOD Buzz, 07/25/15)