PHOTO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Delivers John Finn (DDG 113) to U.S. Navy on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 07 2016 - 10:00AM
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding
division delivered the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile
destroyer John Finn (DDG 113) to the U.S. Navy today, the 75th
anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The ship’s namesake
helped shoot down Japanese warplanes during the attack and was the
first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II.
“Our shipbuilders are patriots who take pride in each and every
one of the ships we build at Ingalls,” said Ingalls Shipbuilding
President Brian Cuccias. “DDG 113 is no exception. John Finn forged
a great legacy as he fought valiantly, while wounded, to protect
our country. It is an honor for our shipbuilders to build the ship
that will carry on that legacy in the U.S. Navy destroyer fleet.
Nearly three decades of talented shipbuilders working in the DDG 51
program make me confident DDG 113 will surely honor her
namesake.”
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/john-finn-ddg-113-delivered.
The signing of the DD 250 document officially transfers custody
of the ship from HII to the U.S. Navy. The signing took place
during a morning ceremony and included an acknowledgement at 7:38
a.m., remembering the time the attacks began on Dec. 7, 1941.
“This is a very unique moment,” said George Nungesser, Ingalls’
DDG 51 program manager. “Years of working with the DDG 51 program
has created a team of shipbuilders who truly understand what it
means to build these ships. Today they share in the honor of
delivering this ship on the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor and
are able to take a moment to honor the men and women who will
continue to carry on the mission that John Finn and his fellow
sailors fought so bravely for. It is a memory that will last
forever.”
Finn received the Medal of Honor for
machine-gunning Japanese warplanes for over two hours during
the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, despite being shot in the foot and
shoulder and suffering numerous shrapnel wounds. He retired as a
lieutenant after 30 years of service and lived to be 100 years old,
passing in 2010.
Ingalls has delivered 28 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to the
U.S. Navy. Other destroyers currently under construction at Ingalls
include Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), Delbert
D. Black (DDG 119) and Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121).
Construction of Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) is scheduled to
begin in 2017.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
provides a wide range of professional services through its Fleet
Support, Integrated Missions Solutions, Nuclear and Environmental,
and Oil and Gas groups. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia,
HII employs nearly 37,000 people operating both domestically and
internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
- HII on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/HuntingtonIngallsIndustries
- HII on Twitter: twitter.com/hiindustries
Contact:
Bill Glenn
william.glenn@hii-co.com
228-935-1323
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