Paul Ignatius Guided-Missile Destroyer Christened In Pascagoula, Miss.
April 10 2017
The U.S. Navy has christened another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, reports the Dept. of Defense.
The Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) was formally named during an April 8 ceremony at the Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Pascagoula, Miss.
The destroyer is named after Paul Ignatius, who served as assistant secretary of defense for installations and logistics and later as Navy secretary between 1967 and 1969. He also served as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II.
The 96-year-old...
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