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Future USS Inouye heads to sea for builder trials

By Associated Press | Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 10:05 a.m.

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A crowd including Navy sailors in white uniforms attend the christening ceremony for the future USS Daniel Inouye at shipbuilder Bath Iron Works on June 22, in Bath, Maine. (AP Photo/David Sharp) ▲
FILE — This Dec. 7, 2008 file photo shows U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during a ceremony commemorating the 67th anniversary of the Japanese attack. The U.S. Navy will christen a new guided missile destroyer the USS Daniel Inouye this weekend during a ceremony in Maine. The Arleigh Burke-class ship is being named after the war hero and politician who broke racial barriers in Congress. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni, File) ▲
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BATH, Maine — A destroyer built at Bath Iron Works is headed to sea for the first time.

The future USS Daniel Inouye headed down the Kennebec River Wednesday to the open ocean for builder trials.

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer will be equipped with the latest Aegis radar system that allows it to simultaneously track and engage ballistic missiles along with conventional missiles and aircraft.

The ship is named in honor of the late U.S. senator from Hawaii, who died in 2012. Inouye was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Italy in World War II.

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