Ships built at Ingalls continue to prove their might across the globe, strengthening the partnerships that help keep the world's oceans secure.
More than 30 years after leaving Ingalls, USS Essex (LHD 2) continues to prove why what we build matters.
Ingalls-built ships don't wait for missions—they're ready for them.
Ingalls-built ships continue to support the Navy's mission around the world. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and the San Antonio-class transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) sailed in formation June 24, 2026, while in the Indian Ocean.
Across the Pacific, Ingalls-built ships continue to serve on the frontlines of U.S. maritime presence. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) demonstrated that capability during launch and recovery operations with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
Across the globe, Ingalls-built ships are playing essential roles in keeping U.S. forces supplied, mobile and ready. The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) showcased that capability during a high‑tempo logistics mission in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.
Ingalls shipbuilders are once again seeing the global impact of their work as U.S. Navy forces operate forward in support of national objectives. On May 23, the Ingalls-built USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), a Wasp-class amphib, and USS Lake Erie (CG 70) were underway in the Caribbean Sea as part of Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR.
The craftsmanship of Ingalls shipbuilders was on full display in New Orleans at the first stop of Sail 250 as USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) welcomed the public aboard for tours.
From Pascagoula to the Moon and back, Ingalls shipbuilders once again proved that what’s built on the Mississippi Gulf Coast can carry a mission far beyond it.
Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), left, Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), center, and San Antonio-class transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) sail in formation in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 27, 2026.
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) attaches a fuel line from Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4)— both Ingalls-built ships—during a simulated fueling-at-sea, Jan. 28, 2026.
USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided missile destroyer heads to Alpha Pier in San Diego on the first day of the WEST conference, February 2, 2026.
The Ingalls-built USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) returned to its homeport at Naval Base San Diego just in time for the holidays.
USS San Antonio (LPD 17), pictured left, and USS Gravely (DDG 107), right, moved into a tight formation with USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188), center, on Oct. 20, 2025. The three ships carried out a coordinated replenishment-at-sea while in the Caribbean, a routine evaluation that reached far beyond fuel lines.
Two Ingalls-built ships, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) and the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), arrived in Da Nang, Vietnam, on Dec. 8, for the first Navy visit to the city in two years. The visit highlights the strengthening relationship between nations and the U.S.’s ongoing commitment to stability and cooperation in the region.
USS San Antonio (LPD 17), the lead ship of its class, sailed off the coast of Jamaica on Nov. 8, 2025, to deliver lifesaving aid following the devastation of Hurricane Melissa.
Two Ingalls-built destroyers completed a sea-and-anchor evolution in Rota, Spain, on Oct. 27, 2025. USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), front left, is shown preparing to moor next to USS Bulkeley (DDG 84).
Sailors manned the rails on the Ingalls-built USS Benfold (DDG 65) as the ship returned to the U.S. on Sept. 29, 2025, following 10 consecutive years of forward-deployed service in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.
The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) has returned to the United States after six years forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan.
Pictured above: USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) sits at Ingalls Shipbuilding just days after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. LDP 19 was readying for sea trials when the storm hit.
THE BIG PICTURE: USS New York (LPD 21) and USS Ross (DDG 71), both built by Ingalls, are among several U.S. and allied warships participating in Atlantic Alliance 2025 (AA25), the Navy’s premier East Coast integration exercise.
THE BIG PICTURE: The America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) — which include two ships built at Ingalls — have finished their first mission of 2025.
THE BIG PICTURE: USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) was one of more than 40 ships that took part in Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25) in June.
