HII delivers new LPD to Navy

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered the amphibious transport dock Portland (LPD 27) to the Navy in an afternoon ceremony Sept. 18 at its facilities in Pascagoula, Miss. Portland was delivered at the ceremony with shipbuilders, ship’s force, and representatives of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding-Gulf Coast in attendance. The signing of the DD 250 document officially transfers custody of the ship from HII to the Navy. (Source: HII 09/18/17)