Amphib Multi-Ship Purchase
Aerial view of HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division taken on Aug. 22, 2024 as USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) departed from Ingalls to its commissioning site in Pensacola, Florida, while Bougainville (LHA 8) is shown under construction in the background. Ingalls was awarded a $9.6B multi-ship procurement contract for the construction of three San Antonio-class (LPD 17) amphibious ships and a contract modification for the next America-class (LHA 6) large-deck amphibious ship.