{"id":38795,"date":"2018-05-16T18:07:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T18:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/16\/at-bath-a-destroyers-keel-is-laid-more-than-a-year-behind-schedule\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:46:26","slug":"at-bath-a-destroyers-keel-is-laid-more-than-a-year-behind-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/05\/16\/at-bath-a-destroyers-keel-is-laid-more-than-a-year-behind-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"At Bath, a destroyer\u2019s keel is laid more than a year behind schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy on Monday marked the ceremonial keel laying of the future destroyer Daniel K. Inouye at Bath Iron Works, Maine,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/surface-navy-association\/2018\/01\/04\/doubts-linger-as-us-navy-preps-to-order-10-more-flight-iii-destroyers\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> a destroyer <\/a>that is already more than a year behind schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inouye, named for the Medal of Honor recipient and long-time Democratic senator from Hawaii, was originally slated to deliver in October of this year, according to 2015 Navy budget documents. But since then the schedule has slipped 18 months, putting Bath well behind its competitor<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/surface-navy-association\/2017\/01\/12\/ingalls-ready-to-build-more-ships\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> Ingalls Shipbuilding <\/a>in Pascagoula, Mississippi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy awarded two ships in June 2013 as part of the DDG restart first kicked off in 2011 with DDG-113, the John Finn. The contracts gave DDG-117, the future Paul Ignatius, to Ingalls and DDG-118, the Inouye, to Bath Iron Works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ingalls is currently slated to deliver Ignatius in October, about nine months later than originally projected in the Navy\u2019s 2015 budget documents, according to the Navy\u2019s 2019 budget submission. But Inouye isn\u2019t slated to be delivered until April 2020, according to an April report in the Honolulu Star Advertiser, a full 18 months later than its original planned delivery from the 2015 budget submission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A January briefing on the DDG program delivered at Surface Navy Association put Paul Ignatius at 85 percent complete to Inouye\u2019s 42 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2016\/07\/01\/ingalls-nassco-each-a-winner-in-new-ship-contracts\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636029353899016576-tao-x-nassco-cover-sd-skyline-10-21-2015cjpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Ingalls, NASSCO Each A Winner in New Ship Contracts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Ingalls and NASSCO shipbuilders each get contracts worth more than $3 billion in new ship construction<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The delays highlight the lingering struggles at Bath Iron Works to adjust to a major realignment at the shipyard after the Navy truncated the Zumwalt class to just three ships, down from an originally planned 32, as well as restarting the DDG program there after being dormant for nearly a decade. For its part, General Dynamics says the delays have stabilized and the shipyard is in a better place moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy says the lengthy delay in Inouye\u2019s construction was mutually agreed upon between General Dynamics, Bath\u2019s parent company, and the program office as Bath devoted resources to finishing the DDG-1000 ships, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported in April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy and Bath Iron Works in late 2016 mutually agreed on ship schedule adjustments to better sequence the Zumwalt class and accommodate the DDG restart ships, the Advertiser reported, attributing the inputs to DDG 51 program manager Capt. Casey Moton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5623\" height=\"3749\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635821413563020729-november-3-frontlines-10jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635821413563020729-november-3-frontlines-10jpg.jpg 5623w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635821413563020729-november-3-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635821413563020729-november-3-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635821413563020729-november-3-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635821413563020729-november-3-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635821413563020729-november-3-frontlines-10jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5623px) 100vw, 5623px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BATH, Maine (Oct. 31, 2015) U.S. Marines, Sailors, and guests honor the American and Navy flag during the USS Rafael Peralta christening ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, Oct. 31, 2015. The destroyer was named after Marine Corps Sgt. Rafael Peralta who was killed during the second battle of Fallujah in 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Sgt. Gabriela Garcia\/Released) 151031-M-SA716-052 \rJoin the conversation:\rhttp:\/\/www.navy.mil\/viewGallery.asp\rhttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/USNavy\rhttp:\/\/www.twitter.com\/USNavy\rhttp:\/\/navylive.dodlive.mil\rhttp:\/\/pinterest.com\rhttps:\/\/plus.google.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long delay in delivering Inouye highlights the difficulty inherent in resurrecting a dormant program, said Bryan Clark, a retired submarine officer and analyst with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt gives you a sense of how difficult it is to restart a program after being shut down for a long time,\u201d Clark said. \u201cNow, seven years on might be a little extreme, and maybe you could infer some management issues from that as compared with Huntington Ingalls. But it also highlights a lack of surge volume at Bath in their workforce and in the shipyard itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bath made alterations to its shipyard to build the now greatly diminished Zumwalt class and had to make personnel decisions geared toward a ship that is very different from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, Clark said. Getting the yard realigned and rehiring workers to build Burkes was a big muscle movement that contributed to construction delays, Clark said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bath also has fewer workers than Ingalls (Roughly 5,500 in Bath to Ingalls\u2019 11,500) which means they likely have more flexibility to move workers around, Clark said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an April earnings call, General Dynamics top executive Phebe Novakovic told analysts that Bath is \u201cworking down its learning curve on the restart DDG-51s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur learning on the hull continues nicely apace,\u201d Novakovic said. \u201cSo that shipyard has had some issues, which we\u2019ve talked about in the past. But we are comfortable that is largely behind us, and we\u2019re going to continue to do well as we go forward on what are really legacy platforms for us after we got that line restarted from a dead stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The yard is continuing to improve on its performance on the DDG restart, said Bath Iron Works spokesman David Hench in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBIW is committed to continuous improvement,\u201d Hench wrote. \u201cWe are streamlining our processes, investing in our facilities and implementing new training programs for our workforce. This focus enables us to maintain our emphasis on superior quality, improve schedule and accelerate ship over ship learning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hench also pointed to the recent successful acceptance trials for the future Thomas Hudner as evidence that Bath is producing a quality product. 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