Fitzgerald leaves dry dock to continue pierside repairs

The Navy announced yesterday the destroyer Fitzgerald (DDG-62) successfully launched and moored pierside at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Pascagoula, MS, shipyard, where it has been undergoing repairs in a dry dock since January 2018.

“These repairs range from partial to complete refurbishment of impacted spaces to replacement of equipment such as the radar and electronic warfare suite. The ship is also receiving [hull, mechanical and electrical], combat system and C5I modernization upgrades,” according to the Navy's statement.

The ship collided with the Philippine-flagged ACX Crystal in mid-2017, killing seven sailors and damaging the vessel on the starboard side above and below the waterline.