BIW Restart Destroyer Rafael Peralta Completes Acceptance Trials

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USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115)


General Dynamics Bath Iron Works first restart Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer has completed acceptance trials, according to a Wednesday statement from Naval Sea Systems Command.

Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) completed the trials on Dec. 16 after two days at sea overseen by U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV).

“The trials were conducted both pier-side and underway. Many of the ship’s onboard systems tested to validate performance, including navigation, damage control, mechanical and electrical systems, combat systems, communications, and propulsion applications, met or exceeded Navy specifications,” read the statement.

BIW’s Peralta and the under-construction Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) are part of the quartet of restart destroyers announced by then-Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in 2009 following the cancellation of the next generation cruiser program (CG(X)).

“The shipyard is currently in production on future destroyers Thomas Hudner (DDG-116), Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) and Carl M. Levin (DDG-120) and under contract for three additional ships awarded as part of the five-ship multi-year procurement for FY13-17,” read the statement.

Huntington Ingalls Industries first restart destroyer, John Finn (DDG-113) completed its acceptance trials last month.

https://news.usni.org/2016/12/28/biw-restart-destroyer-rafael-peralta-completes-acceptance