Largest destroyer built for Navy heads to sea for testing

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

BATH, Maine -- The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy headed out to sea for the first time Monday, departing from shipbuilder Bath Iron Works and carefully navigating the winding Kennebec River before reaching the open ocean, where the ship will undergo sea trials.

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