USS Delbert D. Black

USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) during her builder's trials in Gulf of Mexico
History
United States
Name: USS Delbert D. Black
Namesake: First Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Delbert Black [1]
Awarded: 3 June 2013
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down: 1 June 2016[2]
Launched: 8 September 2017[3]
Sponsored by: Ima Jewell Black[4]
Christened: 4 November 2017[5]
Acquired: 24 April 2020[6]
Commissioned: 26 September 2020[7]
Homeport: Naval Station Mayport
Motto: Anchored in Arms
Status: in active service
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
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:
Aircraft carried: 2 × MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters
Aviation facilities: Flight deck, Hangar bay

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.

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
  1. Faram, Mark D. (13 March 2015). "Destroyer named for revered 1st MCPON, Delbert Black". Navy Times. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Keel Authenticated For Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. "Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Guided Missile Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. "Ship's Sponsor - Mrs. Ima J. Black" (Press release). Ingalls Shipbuilding.
  5. "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  6. "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Delbert D. Black" (Press release). United States Navy. 24 April 2020. NNS200424-15. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
  9. "Marine Accident Brief: Collision of Heavy Lift Vessel HAWK with Unnamed Barge and Destroyer DELBERT D BLACK". www.ntsb.gov. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  10. "Heavy Lift Ship Arrested After Allision at Ingalls Shipbuilding". The Maritime Executive. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  11. "DDG 119 completes acceptance trials". marinelog.com. 17 March 2020.
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