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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.

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USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. in August 2021
Career (United States)
Name: Frank E. Petersen Jr.
Namesake: Frank E. Petersen
Awarded: 3 June 2013
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down: 21 February 2017[1]
Launched: 13 July 2018[2]
Sponsored by: Alicia J. Petersen, D’Arcy Neller
Christened: 6 October 2018[3]
Acquired: 30 November 2021[4]
Commissioned: 14 May 2022
Homeport: Pearl Harbor
Identification: Hull number: DDG-121
Motto: Into the Tiger's Jaw
Status: In active service
Badge:
General characteristics
Class & type: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement: 9,217 tons (full load)[5]
Length: 513 ft (156 m)[5]
Beam: 66 ft (20 m)[5]
Propulsion: 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[5]
Speed: 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[5]
Complement: 380 officers and enlisted
Armament:
Aircraft carried: 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities: Double hangar and helipad

USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA Technology Insertion) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy.[6] The ship was named for United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Frank E. Petersen Jr.[7] the first African-American Marine Corps aviator[8] and the first African-American Marine Corps general.[9] The contract for the ship, along with the name, was first announced in a press release from Huntington Ingalls Industries on 30 March 2016.[10]

Construction and career[]

The first "cutting of steel" took place in April 2016[11] and her keel was laid on 21 February 2017.[12] She was launched on 13 July 2018.[13] and christened on 6 October 2018.[3] The ship was commissioned on 14 May 2022 at Charleston, South Carolina by Ms. Gayle Petersen, Lt. Gen. Petersen's daughter.[14]

USS Frank E. Petersen Jr returned to their home port, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, 12 December 2024, after a five-month maiden deployment assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG). Throughout deployment, Frank E. Petersen Jr. completed over 475 hours of flight quarters, 10 hours of small boat operations, conducted 17 replenishments-at-sea, 15 sea and anchor details, qualified 60 Sailors in small craft action team (SCAT) and 17 Sailors in Security Reaction Force Basic (SRF-B). Frank E. Petersen Jr. also welcomed six new chief petty officers, six new first class petty officers and 18 new second class petty officers.[15]

Awards[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel For Destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 21 February 2017. http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-authenticates-keel-for-destroyer-frank-e-petersen-jr-ddg-121. 
  2. ↑ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Guided Missile Destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 16 July 2018. https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-launches-guided-missile-destroyer-frank-e-petersen-jr-ddg-121. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 6 October 2018. https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-christens-destroyer-frank-e-petersen-jr-ddg-121. 
  4. ↑ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.". NAVSEA. 1 December 2021. https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/News/SavedNewsModule/Article/2858152/navy-accepts-delivery-of-future-uss-frank-e-petersen-jr/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm. 
  6. ↑ "DDG 51 Arleigh DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Destroyer -New Construction Program Construction Program". United States Department of the Navy. http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/SAS2010/Lyle_DDGRestart.pdf.  Alt URL
  7. ↑ Bernstein, Adam (26 August 2015). "Frank Petersen Jr., first black Marine Corps pilot and general, dies at 83". https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/frank-petersen-jr-first-black-marine-corps-pilot-and-general-dies-at-83/2015/08/26/5644c66a-4c0b-11e5-902f-39e9219e574b_story.html. 
  8. ↑ "MSNBC, LtGen Frank E. Petersen, First Black Aviator". 28 August 2015. http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/frank-petersen-marines-first-black-aviator-and-general-dies-83. 
  9. ↑ "Encyclopedia.com, Frank E. Petersen 1932– bio". http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2873300053.html. 
  10. ↑ "HII.com, DDG-121 Contract Awarded To Ingalls Shipbuilding". http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/ingalls-shipbuilding-awarded-618-million-contract-to-build-ddg-123-3433700. 
  11. ↑ "USS Frank E Petersen Jr Begins Fabrication". US Navy. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=94451. "The milestone, which signifies the first 100 tons of steel being cut, was marked with a ceremony held in the shipyard's fabrication shop, April 27." 
  12. ↑ "Keel Laid for Future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.". United States Navy. 21 February 2017. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=98983. 
  13. ↑ "US Navy Launches Future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.". United States Navy. 16 July 2018. NNS180716-21. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=106360. 
  14. ↑ "U.S. Navy Commissions Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Frank E. Petersen, Jr. (DDG 121)" (in en-US). 14 May 2022. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/05/u-s-navy-commissions-arleigh-burke-class-destroyer-frank-e-petersen-jr-ddg-121/. 
  15. ↑ "USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. & USS Michael Murphy Return to Pearl Harbor after Deployment". US Navy. 13 December 2024. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/4000177/uss-frank-e-petersen-jr-uss-michael-murphy-return-to-pearl-harbor-after-deploym/.  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain:
  16. ↑ https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8995284/uss-frank-e-petersen-jr-ddg-121-awarded-2024-battle-effectiveness-e-award
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