January 2016 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 7. U. S. NAVY NEWS
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Lays Keel of DDG 116
BATH – On November 16, General Dy- namics Bath Iron Works held a keel-laying ceremony for the Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), the company’s 36th Arleigh Burke- class guided-missile destroyer. The ship is named for Captain Thomas Hudner Jr., U.S. Navy (ret.), a Korean War aviator and Medal of Honor recipient. Captain Hudner
intentionally
crash-landed his plane during the battle of the Chosin Reservoir on December 4, 1950, in an attempt to save his wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, who had been shot down. Captain Hudner attempted to pull Ensign Brown from the wreckage, but was unable to do so. He packed snow around the ship’s fuselage to keep fl ames at bay, while taking enemy fi re. Ensign Brown succumbed to his wounds, and Captain Hudner was evacuated from the site. Captain Hudner, a resident of Concord,
MA, has visited the shipyard on numerous occasions. He was on- hand for the keel-lay- ing ceremony, accompanied by numerous friends and family members. Captain Hud- ner had previously signed his initials onto a steel plate that will be mounted on the ship bearing his name. At the keel-laying ceremony, ship’s
sponsor Mrs. Barbara Miller added her ini- tials to the plate, authenticating it by striking welding arcs onto it, assisted by Matt Per- kins, a 34-year Bath Iron Works welder. The keel unit is the 3,000-ton, heavily
outfi tted mid-section of the ship which con- tains its main machinery spaces, and is the “heart” of the ship. The unit is roughly a third of the entire ship, and was recently moved from the shipyard’s Ultra Hall construction facility onto the building ways.
Ed Kenyon, DDG 51 Program Manager
for Bath Iron Works, hosted the ceremony and welcomed the audience of several hun- dred employees, Navy personnel and repre- sentatives from other major subcontractors in the program. “Over the coming months, we will
continue to build the Thomas Hudner with knowledge and expertise honed over the decades,” said Kenyon. “She will be a true and steady vessel, the pride of our Navy. She will, sir, refl ect your spirit – the spirit of an American Hero.”
Future USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) Launched
From Team Ships Public Affairs
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (NNS) -- The fu- ture USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) was launched at the Huntington Ingalls Indus- tries (HII) shipyard Dec. 12.
The ship was translated from the land level facility to the drydock which was slowly fl ooded until the ship was afl oat. “This is an exciting milestone and rep-
resents a signifi cant amount of effort by our Navy and industry team to get the ship to this point” said Capt. Mark Vandroff, DDG 51 class program manager, Program Executive Offi ce (PEO) Ships. “We’re looking forward to completing outfi tting efforts, undergoing test and trials and delivering another high- ly-capable asset to our Fleet.”
DDG 51 class ships are integral players in global maritime security, engaging in air, undersea, surface, strike and ballistic missile defense. Ralph Johnson, a Flight IIA destroyer, will be equipped with Aegis Base- line 9 which incorporates Integrated Air and Missile Defense and enhanced Ballistic Missile Defense capabilities. This system delivers quick reaction time, high fi repower
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PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 2, 2015) Service members carry ceremonial wreaths to be presented to the entombed crew of the USS Utah during the USS Utah Memorial sunset tribute at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Several events will take place leading up to the 74th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day to pay tribute to the nation™s military while enlightening Americans about veterans and service. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gabrielle Joyner/Released)
and increased electronic countermeasures capability for Anti-Air Warfare. Ralph Johnson will be the 64th Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class destroyer, and will be the 30th ship built by the Pascagoula shipyard. In addition to DDG 114, HII is currently constructing the future Arleigh Burke class ships, John Finn (DDG 113), Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) and Delbert Black (DDG 119).
The ship is named for Marine Pfc. Ralph Henry Johnson, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. Johnson used his body to shield two fellow Marines from a grenade, absorbing the blast and dying
instantly in March 1968.
America Modifi cations Increase Air Capabilities
By USS America (LHA 6) Public Affairs SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) is the fi rst West Coast ship to have its fl ight deck upgraded with a thermal spray coating in key landing areas in order to more fully support the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) that will be attached to the ship during future operations.
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