Future USS Thad Cochran Marks Start of Fabrication
November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news:
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Navy and HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division marked the start of fabrication for the future USS Thad Cochran (DDG 135) with a ceremony at HII's shipyard, Nov. 13.
The ship is named for the late Thad Cochran, a United States senator who represented Mississippi from 1978 to 2018 and served as chairman of the United States Senate Appropriations Committee.
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Navy and HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division marked the start of fabrication for the future USS Thad Cochran (DDG 135) with a ceremony at HII's shipyard, Nov. 13.
The ship is named for the late Thad Cochran, a United States senator who represented Mississippi from 1978 to 2018 and served as chairman of the United States Senate Appropriations Committee.