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The USS John Basilone is one of a dozen destroyers under construction at Bath Iron Works now. The ships have been active repelling Houthi attacks in the Middle East.
Eric Masna has 30 years of operational and supply chain experience and previously served as vice president of supply chain at Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy.
The ship, which will be named for Korean War hero John E. Kilmer, is the fourth Flight III-class destroyer to start construction at Bath Iron Works.
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DDG 134, the USS John E. Kilmer, is named for a Navy hospital man who earned the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for his actions treating wounded Marines at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Bath Iron Works said in a statement.
Bath-built destroyer returns from trials after enduring winter storm at sea A Bath Iron Works spokesman said the ship performed "remarkable well in tough conditions." Share The future USS Daniel Inouye cruised past a group of spectators gathered at Fort Popham in Phippsburg as it left for sea trials on Thursday. Kathleen O’Brien / The Times Record BATH — The future USS Daniel Inouye, built at Bath Iron Works, returned from at-sea trials on Saturday after performing “remarkably well in tough conditions,” according to the company, after the warship sailed through a nor’easter that ...