Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) navigates in the Gulf of Mexico during bravo trials. HII Photo
Huntington Ingalls Industries delivered Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) to the U.S. Navy this week, according to the company.
The destroyer is named after the first Black aviator and general officer in the Marine Corps. Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr. and is the 33rd destroyer built by Huntington Ingalls for the Navy.
“I am again very proud of our DDG team...