01 May 2019 Namesake’s Legacy Provides Sweet Stop for Crew of Future Lyndon B. Johnson The crew of the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) made a confection connection with their namesake, April 25, when they visited a Dairy Queen in Topsham, Maine...
11 December 2018 Future USS Lyndon B Johnson DDG 1002 Launched at Bath Iron Works BATH, Maine (NNS) -- The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) was launched Dec. 9 at General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard.The process of launching a ship is a multi-day process that includes moving the ship from the land level facility to the dry dock which is then slowly flooded until the...