UPDATE 1-Huntington Ingalls wins $2.38 bln ship deal
May 31, 2012 at 18:28 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters) - Huntington Ingalls Industries has been awarded a contract valued at $2.38 billion to start design and construction work on the U.S. Navy's next large-deck amphibious assault ship Tripoli, the Pentagon said on Thursday.