The Ted Stevens (DDG 128) is the 78th Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and the first ship in the United States Navy named in honor of Ted F. Stevens (1923-2010), an American politician and lawyer who served as as a U.S. Senator for Alaska for over 40 years.

March 9, 2022 The keel authentication ceremony for the future USS Ted Stevens was held at Ingalls Operations shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss.

August 9, 2023 The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Ted Stevens was launched from a floating dry-dock and moored at Ingalls West Bank Yard South Wharf.

August 19, PCU Ted Stevens was christened during a 9 a.m. CDT ceremony at Ingalls West Bank in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Mrs. Catherine A. Stevens, Mrs. Susan S. Covich and Mrs. Lily I. Becker, the wife and daughters of the ship's namesake, served as sponsors. Capt. Mary Katey Hays is the prospective commanding officer.

September 26, 2025 PCU Ted Stevens moored at Ingalls West Bank Yard South Wharf after a two-day underway for Builder's (Alpha) trials; Underway again from Oct. 2?-23; Day-long underway for acceptance trials on Nov. 20.

December 29, U.S. Navy officially accepted delivery of the PCU Ted Stevens during a short ceremony aboard the ship.

February 25, 2026 PCU Ted Stevens recently moved from Ingalls West Bank Yard to Pier 4N on East Bank Yard; Departed Pascagoula, Miss., for the final time, en route to Norfolk, Va., on May 8; Brief stop off Pensacola, Fla., on May 10; Moored at Wharf B2 in Naval Station Mayport, Fla., for a brief stop on May 13.

May 15, PCU Ted Stevens moored at Berth 1, Pier 2 in its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk for the first time; Underway again on June 12; Moored at Wharf A2 in Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on June 15; Underway for full-ship shock trials (FSST), in the Jacksonville Op. Area, on July 9; Moored at Wharf A2 again from July 11-15 and July 17.