Overview
- USS Zumwalt suffered a pierside fire at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula on Sunday night that injured three sailors.
- The destroyer’s crew put out the blaze without help from outside fire services.
- Naval Surface Forces confirmed the incident on Wednesday and said an investigation is determining the cause and any damage.
- The ship is in a refit to add Conventional Prompt Strike missiles by replacing its two 155 mm guns with four launch modules.
- The Navy has not said whether the fire affects delivery timing for Zumwalt or hypersonic upgrades planned for its two sister ships.