Navy's first all-electric amphibious assault ship christened

MAKING MAKIN ISLAND: The Makin Island, the U.S. Navy's first amphibious assault ship to incorporate "all-electric" auxiliary systems and a hybrid gas turbine-electric propulsion system, was set to be christened Aug. 19 during a ceremony at shipbuilder Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula...

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