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 on 10 February 2020
History
United States
Name	Delbert D. Black
Namesake	Delbert Black^[5]
Awarded	3 June 2013
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	1 June 2016^[4]
Launched	8 September 2017^[1]
Sponsored by	Ima Jewell Black^[6]
Christened	4 November 2017^[7]
Acquired	24 April 2020^[2]
Commissioned	26 September 2020^[3]
Homeport	Mayport
Identification	Hull number: DDG-119
Motto	Anchored in Arms
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,200 long tons (9,300 t)
Length	513 ft (156 m)
Draft	31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)^[8]
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)^[8]
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	Guns: 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun) 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 Machine Gun System 4 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) guns Missiles: 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS): RIM-66M Surface-to-Air Missile RIM-156 Surface-to-Air Missile RIM-174A Standard ERAM RIM-161 Anti-Ballistic Missile RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed) BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC Torpedoes: 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes: Mark 46 Lightweight Torpedo Mark 50 Lightweight Torpedo Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar and helipad

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.^{[citation needed]}

History

Delbert D. Black was launched on 8 September 2017.^[9] 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.^[10][11] On 12 March 2020, the ship successfully completed acceptance trials, after spending two days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico.^[12]

Delbert D. Black left Mayport on 2 August 2022 for her maiden deployment as part of Carrier Strike Group 10.^[13][14]

On 29 September 2022, Delbert D. Black seized 7200 kilograms of hashish in the Gulf of Oman.^[15]

References

1. "Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Guided Missile Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
2. "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Delbert D. Black" (Press release). United States Navy. 24 April 2020. NNS200424-15. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
3. "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.
4. "Keel Authenticated For Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
5. Faram, Mark D. (13 March 2015). "Destroyer named for revered 1st MCPON, Delbert Black". Navy Times. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
6. "Ship's Sponsor – Mrs. Ima J. Black" (Press release). Ingalls Shipbuilding.
7. "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
8. "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. Federation of American Scientists. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
9. 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.
10. "Marine Accident Brief: Collision of Heavy Lift Vessel HAWK with Unnamed Barge and Destroyer DELBERT D BLACK". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
11. "Heavy Lift Ship Arrested After Allision at Ingalls Shipbuilding". The Maritime Executive. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
12. "DDG 119 completes acceptance trials". marinelog.com. 17 March 2020.
13. "USS Delbert D. Black Under Way for First Deployment". seapowermagazine.org. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
14. Mongilio, Heather (10 August 2022). "VIDEO: Carrier USS George H.W. Bush Deploys, Set to Relieve Harry S. Truman Strike Group in Europe". USNI News. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
15. "USS DELBERT D. BLACK SEIZES $10 MILLION IN DRUGS IN GULF OF OMAN". US Fleet Forces Command. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

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