DDG 114 launched

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The future destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) was launched from Ingalls Shipbuilding agoula, Miss., Dec. 12 and into drydock. "This is an exciting milestone," said Capt. Mark Vandroff, DDG 51 class program manager, in a Dec. 14 news release. The destroyer will be equipped with Aegis Baseline 9, designed to incorporate and enhance ballistic missile defense capabilities. DDG 114 will be the 64th Arleigh Burke class destroyer and the 30th built in Pascagoula. (Source: Seapower magazine 12/14/15)