Building DDG News

Been lots of updates in the past few days. I stopped by the Point in Pascagoula over the weekend and saw these greyhounds in the river. (Photo by Chris Eger) Above, we have the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG-129) and George M. Neal DDG-131 in the river, with HII’s 70,000-ton capacity Chinese-built drydock uncharacteristically empty, while the planned Sam Nunn (DDG-133) is fixing to transition (which is likely why the drydock is empty). The planned Thad Cochran (DDG-135) is probably the bridge showing behind Nunn. All are Flight III Burkes, with Denton expected to commission sometime in 2027, while the others are sometime off. Further, from Bath on 12 October, a great shot of the future DDG-127 passing old Fort Popham in Phippsburg, Maine, as she heads out to sea for a commissioning scheduled for March 2027 at Pier 88 in New York City. In related news, Bath just got certified to build their DDGs two at a time. This afternoon, the future USS Patrick Gallagher sailed from Bath Iron…