3 / 24
USS America (LHA 6)
In 2007, Ingalls was awarded the contract for USS America (LHA 6), the lead ship of a new generation of amphibious assault ships. LHA 6 is the fourth warship to be named for the United States of America. The keel was laid in 2009 and christened in 2012 with Mrs. Lynne Pace, wife of retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as the ship’s sponsor. The ship was commissioned in 2014 as part of the activities of San Francisco Fleet Week. Ingalls also currently serves as the planning yard for LHA 6.