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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Northrop Grumman Delivers U.S. Navy's Newest DDG 51 Class Destroyer, Gravely (DDG 107)

Bob Merchent, Northrop Grumman vice president of surface combatantsThe U.S. Navy accepted the Northrop Grumman Corporation built Aegis guided missile destroyer Gravely (DDG 107) today on the fantail of the ship here at the company's Pascagoula facility. Gravely is the 27th DDG 51 class ship delivered to the Navy.

"Our shipbuilders continue to perform well on this program, as they have done for more than 20 years in building quality DDGs," said Bob Merchent, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's vice president of surface combatants and U.S. Coast Guard programs.

"It was a challenge with sea trials in the wake of the oil spill, but together with our Navy customer, we have worked to execute a seamless plan to get to this point.

Our shipbuilders understand who will be operating this ship, and those sailors deserve our best effort as they take control of Gravely and begin the ship's mission of defending our nation."

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