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Wasp-class Amphibious Assault Ships

LHD-8 USS Makin Island


Highlights of Ship's Service History



 [USS Makin Island photo]
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  [ Flag of United States ]
19 Apr 2002
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Contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
14 Feb 2004
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Keel laid
22 Sep 2006
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Launched
2009
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Currently completing acceptance trials. Commissioning scheduled for October, 2009. Will be assigned to Pacific Fleet and homeported in San Diego, CA.

Sources

Ship's Official Website  [ Flag of United States ] United States Naval Vessel Register  [ Flag of United States ] Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Haze Gray & Underway [ World Wide Web icon ]