Ingalls begins fabrication of DDG 123

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division officially started fabrication of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyer Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) on Jan. 25. The start of fabrication signifies that the first 100 tons of steel have been cut. “Starting fabrication on another destroyer is a great way to start the year,” said Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias. The Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee is the fourth of five Arleigh Burke-class destroyers HII was awarded in June 2013. The ship is named in honor of Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee, the first woman to receive the Navy Cross and was among ‘The Sacred Twenty” that originated the Navy Nurse Corps in 1908. She later became the second superintendent of Navy Nurse Corps in 1911. (Source: HII 01/26/17)