HII-built DDG commissioning in Fla.

HII-built DDG to be commissioned in Fla. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) will be commissioned into the fleet July 27 in Port Everglades, Fla. It is the Navy’s 67th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and features the latest technology and weapon systems with the most advanced combat capabilities. The ship was built by Huntington Ingalls Industries’ shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The DDG is named for the 59th Secretary of the Navy in President Lyndon Johnson’s administration. Secretary Ignatius plans to attend the ceremonies, making it the first destroyer to be commissioned with the honoree present. (Source: Sun Sentinel 05/23/19)