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DDG-118 Finishes Acceptance Trials

DDG-118 Finishes Acceptance Trials
The future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) gets underway for builder’s sea trials, sailing down the Kennebec River in Maine from General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works shipyard in December 2020. (Photo: General Dynamics Bath Iron Works).

The future Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) finished acceptance trials on Feb. 4 following a day underway off the coast of Maine. The trials on the General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works [GD] ship included inspections by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) during a set of demonstration both pier side and while underway. Onboard ship systems tested included navigation, damage control, electrical, combat, communications, and propulsion to validate performance. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)…

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