USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) launch
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Ingalls Shipbuilding launches guided missile destroyer Jeremiah Denton

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HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully launched future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) on Tuesday, the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the shipyard.

Shipbuilders transferred DDG 129 from land to the company’s dry dock using translation railcars to support the ship during the move. Once in the dry dock, the ship was floated and moved by tugs to a pier at the shipyard.

Jeremiah Denton will now undergo final outfitting, systems activation, and testing before entering the fleet.

DDG 129 is named for former US Senator Jeremiah Denton Jr, a Vietnam War veteran who was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism as a prisoner of war. Following his navy career, he was elected to the US Senate representing his home state of Alabama in 1980.

An Arleigh Burke-class Flight III destroyer features the AN/SPY-6(V)1 air and missile defense radar (AMDR) and the Aegis Baseline 10 combat system.

Ingalls Shipbuilding has five Flight IIIs currently under construction, Ted Stevens (DDG 128), Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), George M Neal (DDG 131), Sam Nunn (DDG 133) and Thad Cochran (DDG 135).

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