USS Delbert D. Black
_is_undergoing_builder%27s_trials_in_the_Gulf_of_Mexico.jpg) USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) during her builder's trials in Gulf of Mexico
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Delbert D. Black |
| Namesake | First Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Delbert Black [5] |
| Awarded | 3 June 2013 |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 1 June 2016[4] |
| Launched | 8 September 2017[1] |
| Sponsored by | Ima Jewell Black[6] |
| Christened | 4 November 2017[7] |
| Acquired | 24 April 2020[2] |
| Commissioned | 26 September 2020[3] |
| Homeport | Naval Station Mayport |
| Motto | Anchored in Arms |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | _Crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 9,200 long tons (9,300 t) |
| Length | 510 ft (160 m) |
| Draft | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck, Hangar bay |
USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) is an Template:Sclass- of the United States Navy.
Etymology
She is named in honor of Master Chief Petty Officer Delbert Black, the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), who died in 2000. He is remembered for establishing the role of the Navy's senior enlisted leader, and the ship naming is the culmination of a decade of advocacy by MCPONs to honor him with a combatant ship.[citation needed]
History
Delbert D. Black was launched on 8 September 2017.[8] On 29 March 2019, the ship was damaged at the shipyard when a heavy-lift ship collided with a barge that was alongside the Delbert D. Black. The barge in turn struck the destroyer, resulting in several workers sustaining minor injuries and causing significant damage to the destroyer. The superstructure and hull were both breached and substantial internal spaces were flooded. Damages were estimated to be approximately $10-15 million USD.[9][10] On 12 March 2020, the ship successfully completed acceptance trials, after spending two days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico.[11]
References
- ^ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Guided Missile Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Delbert D. Black" (Press release). United States Navy. 24 April 2020. NNS200424-15. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS Delbert D. Black Joins the Fleet" (Press release). United States Navy. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Keel Authenticated For Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Ship's Sponsor - Mrs. Ima J. Black" (Press release). Ingalls Shipbuilding.
- ^ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ Team Ships Public Affairs (11 September 2017). "U.S. Navy Launches the Future USS Delbert D. Black" (Press release). Naval Sea Systems Command, US Navy. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Marine Accident Brief: Collision of Heavy Lift Vessel HAWK with Unnamed Barge and Destroyer DELBERT D BLACK". www.ntsb.gov. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Heavy Lift Ship Arrested After Allision at Ingalls Shipbuilding". The Maritime Executive. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "DDG 119 completes acceptance trials". marinelog.com. 17 March 2020.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
