Future DDG 119 completes trials

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The future guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) successfully completed acceptance trials March 12, and returned here to Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls shipyard after two days in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship's crew performed a series of demonstrations for review by the U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). These demonstrations are used to validate the quality of construction and compliance with Navy specifications and requirements prior to delivery of the ship to the Navy. "DDG 119's exceptional performance during these trials is a direct reflection of the teamwork between Ingalls Shipbuilding and the Navy,” said the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair Gulf Coast, Capt. Nathan Schneider. "I am extremely proud of the Ingalls Shipbuilding and Navy team that built her. Right behind DDG 119 are follow-on DDGs that will “be even better, including the first Flight III DDG which is a real game changer," he said. DDG 119 is being constructed with the Aegis Baseline 9 combat system. The future USS Delbert D. Black is expected to be delivered to the Navy later this year. HII- Pascagoula is also currently in the production of future destroyers Frank E. Peterson Jr. (DDG 121), Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) and Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), the first Flight III ship. (Source: Team Ships 03/17/20) https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=112371