Ingalls Shipbuilding Delivers Hangar for DDG 1001

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the composite hangar that will be used on the U.S. Navy’s second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer, Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001).

“Our shipbuilders’ performance on this hangar composite construction has allowed us to deliver it nine days ahead of the commitment made last year,” said Ingalls’ DDG 1000 Program Manager Steve Sloan. “This construction time is a significant improvement from the first set of class products to the second set. It is a testament to the hard work and excellent logistics and manufacturing processes put in place on this program. A considerable amount of outfitting transpired earlier in the process allowing for the early delivery time.”

The 220-ton structure will be translated to a shipping barge and sent to Maine in early October. Ingalls is building the hangar, peripheral vertical launch system (PVLS) and composite deckhouse for Michael Monsoor. The PVLS was delivered in July, and all that remains is the deckhouse delivery expected in first quarter of 2014.

The USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) will be a multi-mission surface combatant tailored for advanced land attack and littoral dominance. The ship’s mission is to provide credible, independent forward presence and deterrence and to operate as an integral part of naval, joint or combined maritime forces. The ship will be 610 feet in length, have a beam of 80.7 feet and displace approximately 15,000 tons.

The vessel is the second ship of the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers. Construction on the ship began in March 2010. The vessel is scheduled to be delivered in 2016.

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Press Release, September 26, 2013