Military Sealift Command’s first mobile landing platform

North America

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The U.S. Military Sealift Command's first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship completed its first float-out at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego on Tuesday. Designated T-MLP-1, the ship will be named USNS Montford Point , and is the first of three MLPs planned for construction at NASSCO. The Montford Point is scheduled to be christened in March 2013 and delivered to the command in May 2013. The MLP is a new class of auxiliary support ship, scheduled to ...

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