PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The Navy completed acceptance trials for the America-class amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7) in the Gulf of Mexico. The future USS Tripoli was evaluated by the U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) over three days. It involved a full power run of the ship’s main propulsion system, testing of Tripoli’s combat systems, communications, navigation, and aviation capabilities. The second ship of the America-class returned to the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding Division’s shipyard in Pascagoula after the trials. (Source: Naval Technology, 10/31/19)
