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| Ingalls Shipbuilding (HII) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Founder | Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr. |
| Headquarters | Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Area served | United States |
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Parent | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
Ingalls Shipbuilding (HII) is a major American shipyard located in Pascagoula, Mississippi that constructs surface combatants and auxiliary vessels for the United States Navy and other customers. Founded by Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr. in 1938, the yard has produced destroyers, amphibious ships, and commercial vessels, contributing to programs involving the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, and other classes. Ingalls operates within Huntington Ingalls Industries after the 2011 spin-off from Northrop Grumman and has been central to regional industrial development in the Gulf Coast shipbuilding corridor.
Ingalls Shipbuilding was founded in 1938 by Robert Ingersoll Ingalls Sr. near Pascagoula Bay and expanded rapidly during World War II to produce Liberty ship-era hulls and escort vessels alongside yards such as Bath Iron Works and Newport News Shipbuilding. In the postwar era the yard built destroyers and cruisers for the United States Navy during the Cold War and competed with firms including Bethlehem Steel and General Dynamics for major naval programs. In 1961 Ingalls became a subsidiary of Litton Industries, later acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2001; the yard was spun off into Huntington Ingalls Industries in 2011, joining sister yard Newport News Shipbuilding under HII. Ingalls contributed hulls to programs associated with the Navy Modernization efforts, supported tasking from U.S. Department of Defense procurement offices, and weathered economic cycles including post-Cold War reductions and demand spikes from the Global War on Terrorism and National Shipbuilding Program initiatives.
The Ingalls complex occupies waterfront acreage in Pascagoula, Mississippi, including dry docks, fabrication shops, and steel plate facilities adjacent to the Mississippi Sound. The site includes modular construction halls, outfitting berths, and a large covered fabrication facility similar to those at Bath Iron Works and Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Organizationally Ingalls is structured into divisions for design oversight, production management, quality assurance, and sustainment logistics that coordinate with program offices at Naval Sea Systems Command and program integrators such as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies. Auxiliary offices handle contracts, supply chain, and partnerships with vendors from the Gulf Coast industrial base, and Ingalls maintains liaison with regional entities like the Mississippi Development Authority and local port authorities.
Ingalls has produced prominent classes including the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, and earlier classes such as the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate and Ticonderoga-class cruiser conversions and modernizations. Ships built at Ingalls include amphibious platforms that have deployed with United States Marine Corps expeditionary forces and surface combatants assigned to United States Fleet Forces Command and United States Pacific Fleet carrier strike groups. The yard also constructed vessels for the Maritime Administration and commercial clients, echoing historical outputs like Liberty ships and patrol craft. Ingalls-built units have participated in operations tied to Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and multinational exercises including RIMPAC and Operation Atlantic Resolve.
Primary customers include the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps (for embarked elements), and federal agencies such as the Maritime Administration; Ingalls has also supplied allied navies through foreign military sales programs administered by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Major contracts have been awarded under acquisition frameworks managed by Naval Sea Systems Command for the DDG 51 Flight variants and for the Littoral Combat Ship program subject matter, as well as long-term amphibious ship production contracts for the San Antonio class. Procurement awards and contract modifications have involved prime contractors and subcontractors such as General Dynamics NASSCO, BAE Systems, and component suppliers like GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce Holdings in integrated supply packages.
Ingalls employs modular construction techniques, block erection, and automated plasma cutting integrated with digital design tools such as Computer-Aided Design suites and production management linked to Product Lifecycle Management systems; these practices mirror methods used at Fincantieri and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. Capabilities include hull fabrication, advanced piping, combat systems integration, and shock hardening for survivability standards promulgated by Naval Sea Systems Command and classification societies like American Bureau of Shipping. Ingalls supports integration of combat systems from vendors such as Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Technologies, and BAE Systems and fits propulsion systems, electrical distribution, and C4ISR suites to meet Department of Defense specifications and NATO interoperability standards.
The workforce comprises thousands of skilled trade workers including welders, pipefitters, electricians, naval architects, and production managers drawn from the Gulf Coast labor market; Ingalls has long-standing relationships with labor unions including Shipbuilders Local 1677-affiliated trades and national unions such as the United Steelworkers depending on bargaining units. Labor relations have featured collective bargaining agreements, negotiations over wages and pension benefits, and occasional work actions similar in context to historic disputes at Bath Iron Works and Newport News Shipbuilding. Training partnerships exist with institutions like Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and workforce development programs funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Ingalls operates under environmental permits overseen by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and federal agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency for stormwater and air emissions compliance; programs address hazardous material handling, paint and coating controls, and shipyard wastewater management. Safety systems follow Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards and naval contracting safety directives, and Ingalls has implemented programs to reduce lost-time incidents, manage confined-space hazards, and control welding and cutting risks comparable to industry best practices at yards like Newport News Shipbuilding. The yard has faced environmental and safety scrutiny tied to routine industrial operations, leading to remediation projects and compliance agreements coordinated with state and federal regulators.
Category:Shipyards of the United States Category:Huntington Ingalls Industries