PHOTO RELEASE — Huntington Ingalls Industries Delivers Guided Missile Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) to U.S. Navy
April 24 2020 - 7:30PM
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding
division delivered the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile
destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) to the U.S. Navy today.
Documents signed today mark the official transfer of custody of
the ship from HII to the Navy. Delbert D. Black is scheduled to
sail away from the shipyard in August 2020.
“We are proud to deliver our 32nd state-of-the-art destroyer to
the Navy,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias said. “Our
workforce plays a critical role in protecting those who serve our
nation. We continue to fulfill our mission as shipbuilders by
building highly capable warships that meet and exceed the needs of
our military partners.”
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/delbert-black-ddg119-delivered.
DDG 119 is the first ship named in honor of Navy veteran Delbert
D. Black, who served as a gunner’s mate and was aboard the
battleship USS Maryland (BB 46) during the attack on Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii.
The shipyard currently has four more DDGs under construction
including Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121), Lenah H. Sutcliffe
Higbee (DDG 123), Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) and Ted Stevens (DDG
128).
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. 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
supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned
systems, defense and federal solutions, nuclear and environmental
services, and fleet sustainment. Headquartered in Newport News,
Virginia, HII employs more than 42,000 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: www.twitter.com/hiindustries
Contact:
Teckie Hinkebeinteckie.hinkebein@hii-co.com(228) 935-1323
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