Ingalls’ DDG 113 completes sea trials

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Ingalls Shipbuilding announced Nov. 11 it successfully completed the third and final round of sea trials for the guided missile destroyer John Finn (DDG 113). The Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer spent two days in the Gulf of Mexico testing the ship’s various systems for acceptance trials. The Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey spent time onboard evaluating the ship’s overall performance. The Navy required three sea trials as part of the restart of the DDG 51 program. Shipbuilders will put the final touches on the ship for its delivery in December. Ingalls has delivered 28 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers to the Navy. Others under construction are the Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) and Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121). Construction of Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) is scheduled to begin in mid-2017. (HII 11/11/16)