On December twelfth, 2015 the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer the Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) was launched from Pascagoula, Mississippi. The guided missile destroyer is known as in honor of South Carolina native and Medal of Honor embellished Pfc. Ralph Henry Johnson.

Huntington Ingalls Industries describes that craft as a,”extremely succesful, multi-mission ship can conduct quite a lot of operations, from peacetime presence and disaster administration to sea management and energy projection, all in help of the United States’ army technique. Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are able to concurrently preventing air, floor and subsurface battles. The ship comprises myriad offensive and defensive weapons designed to help maritime protection wants effectively into the twenty first century.”

There are 4 extra Arleigh Burke-class destroyers underneath building at HII, the final of which is predicted to launch within the first half of 2017.