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HII Delivers DDG-114 To The Navy

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

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HII Delivers DDG-114 To The Navy

The future Arleigh Burke-class USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) guided-missile destroyer during builder’s seat trials in the Gulf of Mexico. A House bill would require (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] delivered its latest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer on Wednesday, the future USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114), the Navy said.DDG-114 was delivered at HII's Pascagoula, Miss., facility following successful September in-port and at sea readiness trials conducted by the U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).DDG-114 is named after a Marine Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War.The Ralph Johnson is the 64th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and will be the third ship in the DDG-51 Flight…

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