Ingall’s Shipbuilding, a division of HII and the US’ prime naval supplier, announced that the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, has completed sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico.
There, the auxiliary vessel tested all its systems in preparation for its delivery to the Marine Corps in spring 2024.
“Our shipbuilders have worked hard to get LPD 29 to sea,” Ingalls’ ship program manager Davianne Stokes stated. “We are absolutely dedicated to get this important asset into the hands of our Navy and Marine Corps partners.”
The San Antonio-class landing platform dock is the latest class of amphibious force ship for the US Navy.
It is designed to transport the US Marine Corps ‘mobility triad’, including advanced amphibious assault vehicles (AAAVs), landing craft air cushion, and the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, to required spots around the world.
The shipyard was awarded a $1.43bn detail design and construction contract for Richard M. McCool Jr. in February 2018 and the keel was laid in April 2019.
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