HII lifts deckhouse on DDG 125

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding achieved a milestone May 20 with the successful lift of the aft deckhouse onto the guided missile destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). The 320-ton deckhouse includes radar equipment rooms, main engine intake and exhaust compartments, electric shop, and staterooms. DDG 125 is the fifth of five Arleigh Burke-class destroyers HII was awarded in June 2013 and is the first Flight III ship, which adds enhanced radar capability and other technological upgrades. “Our entire shipbuilding team has worked tirelessly to ensure that all of our efforts have been aligned to implement all Flight III changes successfully on this ship," said Ben Barnett, DDG 125 program manager. "With this lift, we are one step closer to delivering the U.S. Navy the most technologically advanced destroyer in the fleet.” The five-ship contract, part of a multi-year procurement in the DDG 51 program, allows Ingalls to build ships more efficiently by buying bulk material and moving the skilled workforce from ship-to-ship. A photo accompanying this release is available at: https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/ddg125-aft-deckhouse-lift (Source: HII 05/20/20)