HII Delivers Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to U S. Navy
01 Dezember 2022 - 6:36PM
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division delivered
the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Lenah
Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to the U.S. Navy today. Delivery of DDG
123 represents the official transfer of the ship from the
shipbuilder to the Navy.
“Delivering an incredibly capable finished ship to the Navy is
always an important event for our Ingalls team,” said Kari
Wilkinson, president of Ingalls Shipbuilding. “We are absolutely
committed to the work that we do for our customers, communities and
country.”
Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee is the 34th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Ingalls has delivered to the Navy and will be the final Flight IIA
ship built at Ingalls as the Navy transitions to Flight III
destroyers. Ingalls currently has in production the future Arleigh
Burke-class Flight III destroyers Jack H. Lucas (DDG
125), Ted Stevens (DDG 128), Jeremiah Denton (DDG
129) and George M. Neal (DDG 131).
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are highly capable, multi-mission
ships that can conduct a variety of operations, from peacetime
presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection,
all in support of the national defense strategy. Guided missile
destroyers are capable of simultaneously fighting air, surface and
subsurface battles. These ships contain a myriad of offensive and
defensive weapons designed to support maritime defense needs well
into the 21st century.
Photos accompanying this release are available at:
https://hii.com/news/hii-delivers-destroyer-lenah-sutcliffe-higbee-ddg-123-to-u-s-navy.
DDG 123 is named to honor Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, a Navy nurse
and first woman to receive the Navy Cross for her heroic actions
during World War I. Higbee joined the Navy in October 1908 as part
of the newly established Navy Nurse Corps, a group of women who
would become known as “The Sacred Twenty,” and became the second
superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps in January 1911. The ship's
motto truly reflects the heritage of this naval hero — Bellatrix
illa, meaning "she is a warrior."
About HII
HII is a global, all-domain defense partner, building and
delivering the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and
technologies that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and
cyber.
As America’s largest shipbuilder and with a more than 135-year
history of advancing U.S. national defense, we are united by our
mission in service of the heroes who protect our freedom. HII’s
diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial
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technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business
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Contact:
Kimberly Aguillard Kimberly.K.Aguillard@hii-co.com (228)
935-6821
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/6b6f25a2-f673-4a4b-b510-f16f4cf8adb0
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