The 509ft-long vessel is the 63rd Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class destroyer, and the first of the DDG 51 Flight IIA restart ships. Image: John Finn (DDG 113) sails the Gulf of Mexico during Alpha sea trials in October. Photo: courtesy of Lance Davis/HII....
A sailor manning a watch station on the destroyer USS Gridley. The bigger question: Who operates the drones, and why they would choose to interact with a large group of Navy destroyers? At one point, according to Beatty, the drones were “almost eye level with the bridge, hovering.” ...
The destroyer has a platform for rearming and refuelling a LAMPS III SH-60B/F helicopter with ASW capabilities, but the ship cannot accommodate a helicopter of its own without hangars. This is the first US Navy class to be fitted out with anti-NBC warfare protection. Details of Arleigh Bur...
NAVY TO CHRISTEN NEW GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYERdoi:http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/05/01/navy-to-christen-nThe Navy will christen the newest guided missile destroyer, the future USS John Finn (DDG 113), Saturday, May 2.Heather SweeneyHeather Sweeney...