USS Fitzgerald departs Ingalls
Almost three years after a collision with a containership that cost the lives of seven sailors, the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Pascagoula shipyard June 13 to return to her
USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62)
Navy issues letters of censure to two USS Fitzgerald officers
The Navy has dropped courts martial proceedings against the former commanding officer of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Cmdr. Bryce Benson and former crew member Lt. Natalie Combs. However, at the recommendation
Ingalls awarded a further $27.4 million for USS Fitzgerald repairs
JULY 2, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, is being awarded a $27,469,298 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to a previously awarded contract for the execution of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62)
Ingalls awarded a further $56.9 million for Fitzgerald repairs
APRIL 4, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Inc. – Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, was recently awarded a $56,990,298 contract modification for the execution of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) emergent repair and restoration. The
Ingalls gets $63 million for initial phase of Fitzgerald repairs
DECEMBER 18, 2017 — Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, is being awarded a $63,000,000 cost plus fixed fee contract modification for the execution of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) emergent repair and restoration. This
Navy deals with delays in getting McCain and Fitzgerald to repair yards
NOVEMBER 28, 2017 — After various delays, the Navy is getting back on track with its repair plans for the two Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers involved in collisions with merchant ships
Navy releases report on McCain and Fitzgerald collisions
NOVEMBER 1, 2017 — The U.S. Navy today released a report detailing the events and actions that led to the collision of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and the ACX Crystal off the
Ingalls awarded $29.3 million to start USS Fitzgerald work
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 —Huntington Ingalls Inc.’s Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, is being awarded a $29,378,128 Navy contract for initial planning of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) emergent repair and restoration. This initial planning
Passed over for promotion, Pacific Fleet commander will retire
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — Admiral Scott Swift, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet since 2015, has been passed over for promotion to the more senior post of Commander, U.S. Pacific Command and has
VIDEO: Tough truths on Navy readiness emerge at hearing
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 — As of June this year, 37 percent of the warfare certifications for cruiser and destroyer crews based in Japan—including certifications for seamanship—had expired. That’s just one of the