In the USA, production of the Arleigh-Burke-class continues at full speed. Last week, Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding was able to complete the shipyard sea trials of the latest ship in the class, the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.successfully. During a three-day final inspection in the Gulf of Mexico, the 155-metre-long destroyer's command and weapon deployment system in particular was put through its paces. An undisclosed missile was also fired in the process. A final test is now on the programme before delivery to the Navy. The ship is due to be handed over to the US Navy this year and stationed in Pearl Harbour.
The destroyers of the Arleigh-Burke-class at two US shipyards. In addition to Huntington Ingalls, Bath Iron Works, which belongs to the General Dynamics empire, is also involved in the project. To date, Huntington has delivered 32 destroyers of this type to the Navy. The Frank E. Petersen Jr. is one of the last units of the Flight IIA, because with the Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125), the keel of the first ship of the improved Flight III version was laid at the shipyard.
Text: mb; Photo: Huntington Ingalls
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