Keel laid for DDG 119

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The keel of a future Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer has been laid at a Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard. The ceremony marking the official start of construction of the ship was held Wednesday for the future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). To date, Ingalls has delivered 28 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to the Navy. There are five more currently under construction at Ingalls, including Delbert D. Black. (Source: HII, 06/01/16)