Huntington Ingalls Industries has concluded a series of acceptance trials for an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer vessel.
Read More »HII Holds Keel Authentication for Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee Destroyer
A Huntington Ingalls Industries division has conducted a ceremony to authenticate the keel of a future U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer currently designated DDG 123. The authentication ceremony for the planned Arleigh Burke-class USS Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee hosted by Ingalls Shipbuilding featured ship sponsors Louisa Dixon, Virginia Munford and Pickett Wilson, colleagues …
Read More »HII Subsidiary Completes Builder’s Sea Trials of ‘Ralph Johnson’ Destroyer Ship
Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding unit has conducted builder’s sea trials on an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer built for the U.S. Navy. HII said Tuesday it tested the combat, main propulsion and other systems of USS Ralph Johnson for more than three days in the Gulf of Mexico. “DDG 114's sea trials …
Read More »Huntington Ingalls Starts ‘Lenah Higbee’ Destroyer Ship Fabrication
Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division has started to fabricate an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer for the U.S. Navy at the company’s shipyard in Mississippi. The Lenah H. Sutclifee Higbee destroyer represents the fourth of five vessels Huntington Ingalls will build for the military branch’s DDG 51 program as part a contract awarded in 2013, the company said Thursday. Brian Cuccias, …
Read More »Huntington Ingalls Deploys 31st Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer; Brian Cuccias Comments
Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Ingalls Shipbuilding division on Saturday deployed the 31st Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer the company built for the U.S. Navy. The company said Wednesday it transported the USS Paul Ignatius to a floating dry dock using Ingall Shipbuilding’s rail car system, then moved the dock away from the pier and ballasted …
Read More »Huntington Ingalls Concludes 1st Sea Trials on USS John Finn Destroyer
Huntington Ingalls Industries has completed the first round of at-sea tests that spanned three days in the Gulf of Mexico to test an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer’s main propulsion and other systems. HII said Friday the alpha trials on the USS John Finn (DDG 113) is part of a three-round test requirement …
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