PHOTO RELEASE — Ingalls Shipbuilding Lifts 320-Ton Aft Deckhouse onto Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)
May 20 2020 - 6:00PM
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding
division achieved a substantial milestone today with the successful
lift of the aft deckhouse onto guided missile destroyer Jack
H. Lucas (DDG 125). The 320-ton aft deckhouse includes radar
equipment rooms, main engine intake and exhaust compartments,
electric shop, and staterooms.
“Our team has kept this first Flight III ship ahead of schedule
by working collaboratively and using lessons learned from our long
history of building destroyers,” said Ben Barnett, Ingalls DDG 125
program manager. “Our entire shipbuilding team has worked
tirelessly to ensure that all of our efforts have been aligned to
implement all Flight III changes successfully on this ship. With
this lift, we are one step closer to delivering the U.S. Navy the
most technologically advanced destroyer in the fleet.”
DDG 125 is the fifth of five Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
HII was awarded in June 2013 and is the first Flight III ship,
which adds enhanced radar capability and other technological
upgrades. The five-ship contract, part of a multi-year procurement
in the DDG 51 program, allows Ingalls to build ships more
efficiently by buying bulk material and moving the skilled
workforce from ship-to-ship.
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/ddg125-aft-deckhouse-lift
The ship is named for Jack. H Lucas, a longtime resident of
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, who was the youngest Marine and the
youngest service member in World War II to receive the Medal of
Honor. DDG 125 is co-sponsored by Ruby Lucas, widow of the ship’s
namesake.
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
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
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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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