The 45,000 metric-ton ship will be the first Navy vessel to honor a post-9/11 battle.
The future America-class amphibious assault ship LHA-9 will be named after the two battles of Fallujah of the Iraq war, the Navy secretary announced Tuesday.
The 45,000-metric-ton vessel, USS Fallujah, will be the first U.S. warship named for a post-9/11 battle, the Navy confirmed. Construction is to begin this month at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi. No projected completion data has been announced.
Also up in the air are the Navy’s plans for the ultimate size of its amphibious fleet. A long-awaited study is still under consideration, Secretary Carlos Del Toro said at the Marine Barracks Washington. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger has called for a Gator fleet of at least 31 ships. READ MORE.