LHD-8 USS Makin Island
Highlights of Ship's Service History
September 15, 2006 - LHD 8 in dry dock closing in on Launch. Walls of Drydock are replaced and MAKIN ISLAND undergoes final pre-launch preparations. On September 22, while sitting in the drydock, MAKIN ISLAND was pulled out into the Pascagoula Bay and launched.
U.S. Navy photo
Photo source: Ship's Official Website
19 Apr 2002
Contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
14 Feb 2004
Keel laid
22 Sep 2006
Launched
2009
Currently completing acceptance trials. Commissioning scheduled for October, 2009. Will be assigned to Pacific Fleet and homeported in San Diego, CA.
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Ship's Official Website United States Naval Vessel Register Wikipedia NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy Haze Gray & Underway |
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