Ingalls ship commissioned in Hawaii

The Navy commissioned the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG-113) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on July 15 under the auspices of Admiral Harry Harris Jr., head of U.S. Pacific Command. The Finn will be the first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer equipped with the Baseline 9 version of the Aegis Combat System. Aegis Baseline 9 is an automated command-and-control (C2) and weapons control system offering integrated air and missile defense capabilities to surface warships. The heart of the combat system is the AN/SPY-1 - the Navy’s most advanced multi-function radar system, according to builder Lockheed Martin. (Source: The Diplomat 07/17/17) Gulf Coast Note: In November 2013, the keel of the John Finn was laid down at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss. The vessel was commissioned at HII on July 15, 2017. Adm. Harris is a graduate of Washington High School in Pensacola, Fla.