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DDG-121 Finishes Acceptance Trials

Friday, September 17th, 2021

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DDG-121 Finishes Acceptance Trials

The Huntington Ingalls Industries-built future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer undergoing builder’s trials in the Gulf of Mexico in August 2021. (Photo: HII).

The future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) finished its acceptance trials on Sept. 16, the Navy said on Friday. During the trials, the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) inspected the ship while performing a set of demonstrations both pier side and while underway at sea for two days. The systems tested to validate performance included navigation, damage control, mechanical and electrical systems, combat systems, communications, and propulsion applications. The Navy said many of the…

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