PHOTO RELEASE— Ingalls Shipbuilding Successfully Completes Builder’s Trials for Ralph Johnson (DDG 114)
July 25 2017 - 5:30PM
Huntington Ingalls Industries' (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding
division announced today the successful completion of builder’s sea
trials on the guided missile destroyer Ralph Johnson (DDG 114). The
Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) destroyer spent more than three days in the
Gulf of Mexico testing the ship’s main propulsion, combat and other
ship systems.
“It’s always a great accomplishment when our
shipbuilders successfully take a ship to sea for the first time,”
Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias said. “DDG 114’s sea
trials showcase the skill of our shipbuilders and our large,
national DDG 51 supplier base. We look forward to acceptance
trials, and to delivering our 30th Aegis destroyer to our U.S. Navy
customer later this year.”
Ingalls has delivered 29 Arleigh Burke-class
destroyers to the U.S. Navy, most recently delivering John Finn
(DDG 113), which was commissioned on July 15 in Pearl Harbor. Other
destroyers currently under construction at Ingalls include Paul
Ignatius (DDG 117), Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), Frank E. Petersen
Jr. (DDG 121) and Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123). In June,
Ingalls received a contract modification to incorporate the “Flight
III” upgrades to Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) which will start
fabrication in 2018.
“Our test and trials personnel, craftsmen and
Supervisor of Shipbuilding team continue to show their dedication
to delivering quality ships to the Navy every time they go to sea
on these trials,” said George S. Jones, Ingalls’ vice president of
operations. The shipbuilders at Ingalls take pride in their work
and in the missions that these ships will be doing for our
country.”
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file?fid=58d067eca138356691aa65cb
DDG 114 is named to honor Pfc. Ralph Henry Johnson,
who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions that
saved others during the Vietnam War. Johnson shouted a warning to
his fellow Marines and hurled himself on an explosive device,
saving the life of one Marine and preventing the enemy from
penetrating his sector of the patrol’s perimeter. Johnson died
instantly. The Charleston, S.C., native had only been in Vietnam
for two months and a few days when he was killed at the age of
19.
“There is still work to be done,” said George
Nungesser, Ingalls’ DDG 51 program manager. “Completing another
successful sea trial puts us one step closer to delivering the Navy
another state-of-the art guided missile destroyer to help in our
nation’s defense. Now it’s time for our team to get back to work so
they can have DDG 114 ready for acceptance trials and then ready
for the fleet.”
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are highly capable,
multi-mission ships and can conduct a variety of operations, from
peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power
projection, all in support of the United States’ military strategy.
The guided missile destroyers are capable of simultaneously
fighting air, surface and subsurface battles. The ship contains
myriad offensive and defensive weapons designed to support maritime
defense needs well into the 21st century.
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 &
Environmental, and Oil & 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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