New amphibious ship ordered for Navy, destroyer to come

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Christopher P. Cavas

120731-N-MM360-323 EVERETT, Wash. (July 31, 2012) The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) passes the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) while departing the pier at Naval Station Everett. Halsey, New Orleans, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) embarked approximately 300 guests for the annual Youth Cruise from Everett, Wash. to the Seattle waterfront kicking off Seattle Seafair Fleet Week events. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeffry Willadsen/Released)

Gulf shipbuilders gained a new amphibious ship late Friday, and the US Navy has agreed to add a destroyer at a key Maine shipyard. The moves reflect the resolution of a long-standing “hull swap agreement” involving the ships and the Navy’s two biggest shipbuilders.

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