Keel authentication held

PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Ingalls Shipbuilding today held a keel authentication ceremony for the 30th Aegis destroyer built by the Jackson County shipyard. The ship, DDG 114, will be named the USS Ralph Johnson in honor of Marine Corps PFC Ralph Henry Johnson, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for throwing himself on a grenade to save others during the Vietnam War. DDG 114 is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in 2017. (Source: Mississippi Press, 09/23/14)