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Menu Welcome Support Today Board of Directors Meet the Crew In the News Contact Keel Authenticated for Future USS Ted Stevens Article By Team Ships Public Affairs | March 10, 2022 VIEW ORIGINAL ARTICLE The keel of future USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), the 78th Arleigh Burke-class ship was ceremonially laid at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding, March 9.   The ship is named for the late Senator Ted Stevens from Alaska. Stevens was the longest-serving Republican U.S. Senator in history at the time he left office and was the third senator to hold the title of president pro tempore emeritus. He was the president pro tempore of the United States Senate in the 108th and 109th Congresses.   The contemporary keel laying ceremony represents the joining together of a ship’s modular components at the land level. The keel is authenticated with the ship sponsors’ initials etched into a ceremonial keel plate as part of the ceremony. Sponsors of DDG 128 are Catherine Stevens, wife of the ship’s namesake, and Susan Stevens Covich and Lily Stevens Becker, daughters of the namesake.   “The Flight III upgrade fulfills a critical need for the Navy. Flight III ships like the future USS Ted Stevens will serve as a deterrent to our adversaries using the ship’s increased power projection capability as a result of the upgraded AEGIS Combat System and Air and Missile Defense Radar,” said Capt. Seth Miller, DDG 51 class program manager, Program Executive Office (PEO) Ships. “We are honored to have the Stevens family with us today as we mark this important milestone in building the Navy’s and the Nation’s next great warship.”   The DDG 51 Flight III upgrade is centered on the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar and incorporates upgrades to the electrical power and cooling capacity plus additional associated changes to provide greatly enhanced warfighting capability to the fleet. Flight III is the latest Flight upgrade in the more than 30-year history of the class, building on the proud legacy of Flight I, II and IIA ships before it.   HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding is also in production on the future USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123), USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125), USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), and USS George M. Neal (DDG 131). As one of the Defense Department’s largest acquisition organizations, PEO Ships is responsible for executing the development and procurement of all destroyers, amphibious ships, sealift ships, support ships, boats and craft. Article By Team Ships Public Affairs | March 10, 2022 VIEW ORIGINAL ARTICLE More News World’s Most Advanced And Powerful Warship, USS Ted Stevens – Copy USS Ted Stevens will be ‘most powerful’ warship in the world World’s Most Advanced And Powerful Warship, USS Ted Stevens SUPPORT TODAY Copyright © 2023 USS Ted Stevens Commissioning Committee – All Rights Reserved. The USS Ted Stevens Commissioning Committee is a nonprofit organization. We are a registered charity with the State of Alaska and classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the US Internal Revenue Service, EIN 92-3891870 Quick Link Support Today Contact Board of Directors P.O. Box 92861 Anchorage, AK 99509 Social Networks Stay up to date Facebook

Menu Welcome Support Today In the News Contact Board of Directors USS Ted Stevens will be ‘most powerful’ warship in the world Article By Alaska’s News Source | August 18, 2023 VIEW ORIGINAL ARTICLE ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A new United States Navy destroyer to be christened this weekend will be the most advanced ship of its kind in the naval fleet — and the world.   The USS Ted Stevens, carrying the hull number DDG 128, is the second Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer built at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss.   When it sets sail, it will be the most powerful and advanced destroyer in the world, according to its commanding officer Capt. Mary Katey Hays.   “It has the Navy’s most advanced offensive and defensive weapons, the fastest computers, the best radar, the best anti-submarine warfare gear,” Hays said. “It is truly top of the line. And really the entire destroyer fleet from DDG 51 until DDG 129, that’s being built right next to ours, they’re the backbone of the fleet.”   The ship is named for former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, who was the longest-serving Republican U.S. Senator, representing Alaska from 1968 to 2009. The ship that carries his name will be christened at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula on Sunday.   Stevens, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, became known as ‘Mr. Alaska,’ by the Department of the Interior in 1956 because of his “relentless efforts on Alaska statehood,” according to the Ted Stevens Foundation in Anchorage. In 2000, Stevens was named “Alaskan of the Century,” championing for a variety of issues, including support for the military. Stevens died in a plane crash in 2010 near Dillingham.   “During his service Alaska was transformed in large part because of his commitment to Alaskans through improvements in health care, communications, transportation, education, sanitation, aviation, fisheries, mining, oil and gas development and innumerable other ways,” the Foundation wrote on their website.   A ship as mighty as the DDG 128 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer bearing Stevens’ name is a fitting honor for such a legendary man, Capt. Hays said.   “I’m really humbled by it,” Hays said. “You know, dedication Sen. Stevens had to the Navy, to the nation, to the people of Alaska, it’s really humbling you know, and that name is on the transom of our ship. It’s going to be really special. It’s amazing to read about his legacy, it’s amazing to talk to the people of Alaska and listen to the things that Sen. Stevens did throughout his life. It’s amazing to have a ship named after him and certainly to be the commanding officer of that ship.”   On Friday, representatives of the U.S. Navy, members of the Stevens family, and some of the late senator’s friends and colleagues, met at the cafeteria at Ingalls Shipbuilding for a mast stepping ceremony. The ceremony involves placing items — as coins, pins and flags, that are sentimental to Stevens, Alaska as well as the ship’s crew that worked on the ship that will be christened Saturday. The items will be placed at the bottom of the ship’s mast during construction, similar to a time capsule.   “It’s really moving,” Lily Becker, Stevens’ youngest daughter, said. “They tell us that it dates back to time immemorial that this box, we’re able to select items that were indicative of dad’s spirit and character in life and other items relating to the ship.”   Becker said she was “overwhelmed and honored,” when she found out a ship was going to be christened in her father’s name.   “He was incredible,” Becker said. “I think about him every day, every single day. There really is nobody in the world like him. He created a family environment beyond our blood family.”   The christening ceremony of the USS Ted Stevens is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula.   Copyright 2023 KTUU. All rights reserved. Article By Alaska’s News Source | August 18, 2023 VIEW ORIGINAL ARTICLE More News USS Ted Stevens will be ‘most powerful’ warship in the world World’s Most Advanced And Powerful Warship, USS Ted Stevens SUPPORT TODAY Copyright © 2023 USS Ted Stevens Commissioning Committee – All Rights Reserved. The USS Ted Stevens Commissioning Committee is a nonprofit organization. We are a registered charity with the State of Alaska and classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the US Internal Revenue Service, EIN 92-3891870 Quick Link Support Today Contact Board of Directors P.O. Box 92861 Anchorage, AK 99509 Social Networks Join the community Facebook

Menu Welcome Support Today In the News Contact Board of Directors World’s Most Advanced And Powerful Warship, USS Ted Stevens Article By MI News Network | August 19, 2023 | Shipping News VIEW ORIGINAL ARTICLE It will be the most advanced and powerful ship of its kind in the U.S. naval fleet and the world once it sets sail, per its commanding officer Capt, Mary Katey Hays.   With a hull number DDG 128, the ship is named after the former US Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator, who represented Alaska from 1968-2009. Talking about its specifications, it is the second Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer constructed at Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Mississippi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa6yuGD0OZU&pp=ygUZdXNzIHRlZCBzdGV2ZW5zIChkZGctMTI4KQ%3D%3D Hays stated that the destroyer has the best of everything, the most advanced weapons, the fastest computers, the best radar and the most advanced anti-submarine warfare gear. He added that the destroyer fleet from DDG 51 to DDG 129, currently being constructed, will be the backbone of the US naval fleet.   Naming such an important ship after Stevens is justified since he did a lot for the welfare of Alaskans in the realm of healthcare, transport, education, aviation, fisheries, mining, oil and gas development and communications.   Capt Hays stated that a mighty vessel like the DDG 128 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer being named after Stevens is a fitting honour for such a legendary personality. Hays also mentioned Stevens dedication to the Navy, the country and the people of Alaska. Stevens was a Second World War veteran known as Mr Alaska by the Department of the Interior in 1956 due to his relentless efforts on Alaska Statehood, per Ted Stevens Foundation in Anchorage.   He was named the ‘Alaskan of the Century’ due to his support for various issues, especially the cause of the military. He died in a plane crash in 2010 close to Dillingham.   On Friday, representatives of the US Navy, Stevens family, friends and colleagues came together for a mast stepping ceremony. It involves placing items like pins, flags and coins belonging to Stevens, the ship’s crew and Alaska on the ship that will be christened on Saturday. They will be placed at the bottom of the ship’s mast, similar to a time capsule.   References: Defense.gov, alaskanews Article By MI News Network | August 19, 2023 | Shipping News VIEW ORIGINAL ARTICLE More News USS Ted Stevens will be ‘most powerful’ warship in the world World’s Most Advanced And Powerful Warship, USS Ted Stevens SUPPORT TODAY Copyright © 2023 USS Ted Stevens Commissioning Committee – All Rights Reserved. The USS Ted Stevens Commissioning Committee is a nonprofit organization. We are a registered charity with the State of Alaska and classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the US Internal Revenue Service, EIN 92-3891870 Quick Link Support Today Contact Board of Directors P.O. Box 92861 Anchorage, AK 99509 Social Networks Stay up to date Facebook