Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates Keel of Missile Destroyer Thad Cochran

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates Keel of Destroyer Thad Cochran (DDG 135)

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Oct. 23, 2025 — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticated the keel today of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Thad Cochran (DDG 135). The ship honors Thad Cochran, a Navy veteran and former U.S. senator who represented Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. Ceremony attendees included Cochran’s wife and ship sponsor Kay Bowen Webber Cochran and Ingalls shipbuilders. Thad Cochran was an unwavering supporter of the U.S. milita…

Ingalls authenticates keel of Thad Cochran (DDG 135)

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding yesterday authenticated the keel of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Thad Cochran (DDG 135). The ship honors Thad Cochran, a Navy veteran and former U.S. senator who represented Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. Ceremony attendees included Cochran’s wife and ship sponsor Kay Bowen Webber Cochran and Ingalls shipbuilders. Thad Cochran was an unwavering supporter of the U.S. military, notes HII. Throughout C…

Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates Keel of Missile Destroyer Thad Cochran

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding authenticated the keel today of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Thad Cochran (DDG 135). The ship honors Thad Cochran, a Navy veteran and former U.S. senator who represented Mississippi from 1978 to 2018.