DDG 114 sails from HII-Pascagoula

USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) set sail March 9 from Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., headed to Charleston, S.C., where it will be commissioned into the fleet March 24. The guided missile destroyer is named for 19-year-old Medal of Honor recipient, Pfc. Ralph Henry Johnson, a 19-year-old Vietnam War Marine. The ship is the 64th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and 30th DDG 51 class destroyer built by HII-Pascagoula. Following commissioning, the ship will make way for its new homeport in Everett, Wash. (Source: Sun Herald 03/11/18)