What is the USS Iwo Jima? Ship taking Nicolás Maduro to New York

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived NYC to face criminal charges. Here's what to know about the ship that helped bring ...
Marine Log

GAO: Navy still needs to do more on ship fire prevention

Welding and other hot work involved in U.S. Navy ship maintenance means a significant risk of ship fires. The 2020 fire that ...
Shephard Media

Chinese navy commissions second LHD

China's phenomenal naval shipbuilding continues, with a Type 075 LHD commissioned and construction proceeding of the Type 003 aircraft carrier. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) commissioned a ...
USNI

Navy to Remove Aft Mast on USS Bonhomme Richard This Week in ‘Abundance of Caution’

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) sits pier side at Naval Base San Diego on July 16, 2020. US Navy Photo The Navy will remove the aft mast USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) this week out of an abundance of ...
The National Interest

Meet the Type 075 LHD: China’s New Assault Ship

Key point: Beijing wants the same amphibious assault capabilities of America’s Marines. A Chinese shipyard has begun assembling the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s first big-deck amphibious assault ...
Shephard Media

Fincantieri launches Italian Navy LHD

Fincantieri has launched the Italian Navy’s newest Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD), Trieste, at its shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia, the company announced on 25 May.The vessel will be delivered in ...
Marine Link

Fincantieri, Finmeccanica Win Italian Navy LHD Contract

Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups and reference player in the naval shipbuilding industry, and Finmeccanica, Italy’s leading manufacturer in the high technology sector, have ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

French navy ship LHD Dixmude arrives in Townsville on mission through Indo-Pacific

One of France's largest navy ships has sailed into north Queensland waters as part of a mammoth voyage aimed at increasing its presence in the Indo-Pacific. The 200-metre LHD Dixmude is on a ...
Marine Link

U.S. Navy’s LHD 8 Completes Builder's Trials

The future USS Makin Island (LHD 8) successfully underwent Builder's Trials Dec. 13 in the Gulf of Mexico. The trials mark the first time this amphibious assault ship has gone to sea on its own power.
Aviation Week

Navy awards $106.5 million to Litton Ingalls for continued LHD 1 work

The U.S. Navy has awarded an additional $106.5 million to Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of the Northrop Grumman Corp., for continued work on the construction of an eighth WASP (LHD 1) ...
USNI

Experts Criticize ATF, Navy Finding on Cause of Bonhomme Richard Fire; Case Against Sailor Pending U.S. 3rd Fleet Decision

A San Diego Federal Fire firefighter rests after combating a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) on July 12, 2020. US Navy Photo SAN DIEGO – An expert in electrical ...