Composite hangar milestone reached

Hangar goes ship-shape. Ingalls photo

GULFPORT, Miss. -- Ingalls Shipbuilding achieved a milestone in the construction of the composite hangar that will be used on the Navy's second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer, Michael Monsoor. The shipbuilder’s composites facility in Gulfport turned the inverted hangar to an upright position, or ship-shape, which is an important and necessary feat in the construction schedule of this component. The Zumwalt destroyer is being built by Bath Iron Works in Maine. (Source: Ingalls Shipbuilding via Globe Newswire, 04/08/13)