HII starts fabrication of DDG 128

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula officially started fabrication of the Arleigh Burke­-class (DDG 51) destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) on April 6. The start of fabrication signifies the first 100 tons of steel have been cut. The ship is name in honor of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, who served as a pilot in WWII. At the time he left the Senate in 2009, he was the longest-serving Republican senator in history. Ingalls has delivered 31 Arleigh Burke destroyers to the Navy. Others currently under construction are Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), Frank E. Peterson Jr. (DDG 121), Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123), and Jack H. Lucas (DDG125). (Source: HII 04/08/20)