Ingalls Shipbuilding begins construction of another Navy ship

PASCAGOULA — Major construction has begun on another ship in a series of amphibious transport vessels. The Navy held a keel authentication yesterday for the LPD 26, the John P. Murtha, at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. The Navy tradition signifies that the LPD 26′s keel has been “truly and fairly laid.” The authenticator, Mobile, Ala., [...] [...]