HII Christens Guided Missile Destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) - Huntington Ingalls Indus (NYSE:HII)

HII Christens Guided Missile Destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) - Huntington Ingalls Indus (NYSE:HII)

PASCAGOULA, Miss., June 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE:HII) christened today the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the company's Ingalls Shipbuilding division. The ship's name honors former U.S. Sen. Jeremiah Denton Jr., a Vietnam War veteran who was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism as a prisoner of war. Denton spent 34 years as a naval aviator, including eight y…

HII Christens Guided Missile Destroyer Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)

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Ingalls Shipbuilding christening Navy’s newest destroyer Saturday - WXXV News 25

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WXXV)- Today, our cameras got a sneak peek of the Navy’s newest destroyer ahead of its christening ceremony Saturday at Ingalls Shipbuilding. The future USS Jeremiah Denton is named after the late U.S. senator from Alabama, who before his election to the upper chamber, served in the Vietnam War and was held in captivity for years as a prisoner of war. The vessel is a flight three Arleigh burke class destroyer, the latest in th…