Keel Laid for Future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) (Learn More, Multi-Video)

USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship will be named to honor former United States Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii. Inouye was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy)

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works celebrated the keel laying of the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) on Monday, May 14th. The U.S. Navy named the ship in honor of Sen. Daniel Inouye, a Medal of Honor recipient for heroism during World War II. Sen. Inouye represented Hawaii in the U.S. Senate for 50 years and was posthumously awarded … Continue reading Keel Laid for Future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) (Learn More, Multi-Video)