 USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee on 8 May 2023 | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee |
| Namesake: | Lenah Higbee |
| Awarded: | 3 June 2013 |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 14 November 2017[1] |
| Launched: | 27 January 2020 |
| Sponsored by: |
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| Christened: | 24 April 2021[3] |
| Acquired: | 30 November 2022[4] |
| Commissioned: | 13 May 2023[5] |
| Homeport: | San Diego |
| Identification: | Hull number: DDG-123 |
| Motto: | Bellatrix illa, "She Is a Warrior"[6] |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2025[update] |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 9,217 tons (full load)[7] |
| Length: | 513 ft (156 m)[7] |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m)[7] |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[7] |
| Speed: | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[7] |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Double hangar and helipad |
USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA Technology Insertion) Aegis guided missile destroyer. She is named for Chief Nurse Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (1874–1941), a pioneering Navy nurse who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War I, and the first woman to be awarded the Navy Cross.[8]
Ingalls Shipbuilding was awarded the contract for Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee in June 2013 and began fabrication of the vessel in January 2017.[9] The ship's keel was laid in a ceremony at the Ingalls shipyards on 14 November 2017.[2] She was christened on 24 April 2021 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.[3] On 30 November 2022, Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee was delivered to the Navy,[10][4] and commissioned in Key West, Florida on 13 May 2023.[5][11]
Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee unveiled a new battle flag in 2025. the flag pays tribute to the first female naval nurses. The flag shows the number 20 surrounded by 20 gold stars.[12]
See also[]
- USS Higbee, another ship named for Lenah Higbee.
References[]
- ↑ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 14 November 2017. http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-authenticates-keel-of-guided-missile-destroyer-lenah-h-sutcliffe-higbee-ddg-123.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Keel Laid for Future USS Lenah H Sutcliffe Higbee". United States Navy. 15 November 2017. NNS171115-01. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=103342.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 25 April 2021. https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-christensdestroyer-lenah-sutcliffe-higbee-ddg-123.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee". United States Navy. 1 December 2022. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3232951/navy-accepts-delivery-of-future-uss-lenah-sutcliffe-higbee/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Commissions in Conch Republic Honoring Navy Nurses". COMNAVSURFPAC. 13 May 2023. https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/3395099/uss-lenah-sutcliffe-higbee-commissions-in-conch-republic-honoring-navy-nurses/.
- ↑ "USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)". U.S. Army. 6 July 2021. https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=19120&CategoryId=10919&grp=5&menu=Uniformed%20Services.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "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.
- ↑ Kreisher, Otto (14 June 2016). "Mabus Names Arleigh Burke Destroyer After Higbee, First Woman Awarded Navy Cross". United States Naval Institute. https://news.usni.org/2016/06/14/mabus-names-ddg-higbee.
- ↑ "Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 123". Marine Log. 27 January 2017. http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=24926:ingalls-starts-fabrication-of-ddg-123&Itemid=223.
- ↑ "HII Delivers Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to U S. Navy". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 1 December 2022. https://hii.com/news/hii-delivers-destroyer-lenah-sutcliffe-higbee-ddg-123-to-u-s-navy/. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ↑ "Navy commissions Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliff Higbee". WJXT. 13 May 2023. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/05/13/navy-commissions-arleigh-burke-class-guided-missile-destroyer-lenah-sutcliff-higbee/.
- ↑ Guldin, Joanna (March 28, 2025). "This Navy Destroyer's New Battle Flag Pays Tribute to the Service's First Female Nurses". https://www.military.com/history/navy-destroyers-new-battle-flag-pays-tribute-services-first-female-nurses.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawJWZP1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHULLoFN2GPzQuMz1Cp14UU4h4pXmqdBfH5otupmi08t8NF8EEdL2ux399g_aem_PlXvvXGxp0k8JuRQesKRXg.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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