US Firm Starts Building New Destroyer that Can Conduct Anti-Submarine Ops

US firm starts building new destroyer that can conduct anti-submarine ops

A Virginia-based company has started building American Navy’s next powerful destroyer. HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has begun fabrication of the future USS John F. Lehman. “Our Ingalls shipbuilders have worked hard to reach fabrication start on DDG 137, and by focusing our teams and facilities on final assembly and integration, our distributed shipbuilding partners are enabling us to grow the Flight III fleet,” said Chris Brown, Ingalls S…

HII Begins Fabrication of Flight III Destroyer John F. Lehman (DDG 137)

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division began fabrication of the future USS John F. Lehman (DDG 137) Monday, marking the official start of construction on the Navy’s newest Flight III Arleigh Burke‑class destroyer. Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) press release The milestone builds upon early construction gains enabled by HII’s distributed shipbuilding model, which expands capacity by shifting fabrication of major structural units from Pascagoula…

HII begins fabrication of future USS John F. Lehman

The start of fabrication builds on early construction gains enabled by HII’s distributed shipbuilding model. The approach expands capacity by shifting fabrication of major structural units from Pascagoula to partner yards outside the company’s traditional labor market. For DDG 137, six partners across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida are producing structural units. HII said the model allows Ingalls to distribute work across the supply c…