USS Delbert D. Black

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USS Delbert D. Black on 10 February 2020
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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameDelbert D. Black
Namesake Delbert Black [1]
Awarded3 June 2013
Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down1 June 2016 [2]
Launched8 September 2017 [3]
Sponsored byIma Jewell Black [4]
Christened4 November 2017 [5]
Acquired24 April 2020 [6]
Commissioned26 September 2020 [7]
Home port Mayport
Identification Hull number: DDG-119
MottoAnchored in Arms
Statusin active service
Badge USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) Crest.png
General characteristics
Class & type Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,200 long tons (9,300 t)
Length513 ft (156 m)
Draft31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) [8]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) [8]
Complement330 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities Double hangar and helipad

USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA Technology Insertion) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.

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Etymology

She is named in honor of Master Chief Gunner's Mate 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. This is also the first time in decades that a warship has been named for an enlisted person's superior performance and impact, rather than valor or personal sacrifice in combat. [1] [9]

History

Delbert D. Black was launched on 8 September 2017. [10] 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. [11] [12] On 12 March 2020, the ship successfully completed acceptance trials, after spending two days at sea in the Gulf of Mexico. [13]

Delbert D. Black left Mayport on 2 August 2022 for her maiden deployment as part of Carrier Strike Group 10. [14] [15]

On 29 September 2022, Delbert D. Black seized 7200 kilograms of hashish in the Gulf of Oman. [16]

On 29 January 2026, amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, it was reported the ship had arrived in the Middle East as part of an "armada" of ships sent by President Donald Trump. [17] [18]

References

  1. 1 2 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.[ permanent dead link ]
  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. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. 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. 1 2 "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists . Federation of American Scientists. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "SECNAV Announces Ship to Be Named After First MCPON, Delbert D. Black". America's Navy. United States Department of the Navy. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Heavy Lift Ship Arrested After Allision at Ingalls Shipbuilding". The Maritime Executive. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  13. ↑ "DDG 119 completes acceptance trials". marinelog.com. 17 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "USS Delbert D. Black Under Way for First Deployment". seapowermagazine.org. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "USS DELBERT D. BLACK SEIZES $10 MILLION IN DRUGS IN GULF OF OMAN". US Fleet Forces Command. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "U.S. sends additional warship to Middle East amid Iran tensions". Reuters. 29 January 2026.
  18. ↑ "Trump issues warning to Iran as armada approaches: 'Violence, if necessary' | Fox News Video". Fox News. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
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