USS Ted Stevens

USS Ted Stevens will be an Aegis [combat system|Aegis] guided missile destroyer of the United [States Navy], the third of the Flight III variant. She will be named in honor of Ted Stevens, who served as a U.S. Senator for Alaska for over 40 years and was a staunch supporter of both the Navy and the Marine Corps.

Construction

The keel of Ted Stevens was laid in a ceremony at the Ingalls shipyards on 9 March 2022. She was Ceremonial [ship launching|launched] on 15 August 2023 and christened four days later on the 19th.