The third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at Ingalls, the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), has hit the water for the first time. Importantly, she carries the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR).
The yard is working on four other Flight IIIs currently including the future Ted Stevens (DDG 128), George M. Neal (DDG 131), Sam Nunn (DDG 133) and Thad Cochran (DDG 135).
I stopped by the Point in Pascagoula a few days ago and snapped this quick shot of the West Bank, showing Denton still in the dock. To the right is the future USS Bougainville (LHA-8), fitting out. She launched last October.
