General Dynamics Bath Iron Works celebrated the start of fabrication of the future USS Quentin Walsh (DDG 132) on November 16, 2021 at the Structural Fabrication Facility in East Brunswick. DDG 132 is the 44th of its class built in Bath and the third Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer to start construction at Bath Iron Works. Advancements in radar and combat systems will make Flight III Arleigh Burkes the most technologically advanced surface combatants in the world. Shipfitter Mark Lancaster, a BIW employee for more than 35 years, was selected to activate the burning machine to cut the first steel for the ship.
