Thad Cochran (DDG 135) Keel Authentication

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Thad Cochran (DDG 135) Keel Authentication

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.