 USS Paul Ignatius on 31 July 2019 | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Paul Ignatius |
| Namesake: | Paul Ignatius[1] |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 20 October 2015[2] |
| Launched: | 12 November 2016[3] |
| Sponsored by: | Nancy W. Ignatius |
| Christened: | 8 April 2017[4] |
| Acquired: | 22 February 2019[5] |
| Commissioned: | 27 July 2019[6] |
| Homeport: | Rota |
| Identification: |
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| Motto: | Always ready, fight on |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2025[update] |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Flight IIA |
| Displacement: | 9,200 long tons (9,300 t) |
| Length: | 510 ft (160 m) |
| Draft: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[7] |
| Speed: | 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | Template:Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III armament (SeaRAM) |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Double hangar and helipad |
USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA Technology Insertion) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is named for Paul Ignatius who served as United States Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon Johnson from 1967 to 1969. Ignatius had previously served as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. Paul Ignatius is the second of eight planned Flight IIA "technology insertion" ships, which contains elements of the Flight III ships.
Paul Ignatius was launched on 12 November 2016,[3][8] and was christened on 8 April 2017.[4] She was commissioned on 27 July 2019 Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The ship was sponsored by Ignatius' wife Nancy before her death and that role was taken over by their granddaughter, Dr. Elisa Ignatuis.[6][9] Paul Ignatius is homeported in Rota, Spain.
Operational history[]
On 28 April 2022, Paul Ignatius departed Mayport, Florida, for a patrol in the US Sixth Fleet area of operations and a homeport shift to Naval Station Rota.[10]
On 17 June 2022, Paul Ignatius arrived at her new homeport of in Rota, Spain.[11] Her Phalanx CIWS was moved to the forward mount and she received the SeaRAM close-in weapon system on her aft mount.[12]
In October 2022, Paul Ignatius conducted a routine patrol in the Baltic Sea, where she was accompanied by the support ship William McLean.[13] After the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage the ship remained deployed there to safeguard regional energy interests and to guard the areas of the pipeline sabotage.[14][15] During this period, she embarked personnel from diving, salvage, and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) units to assist in security and assessment operations.[16]
References[]
- ↑ "Navy Names Next Two Destroyers". United States Navy. 23 May 2013. NNS130523-13. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=74367.
- ↑ "Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates the Keel of Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 20 October 2015. http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/ingalls-authenticates-keel-paul-ignatius.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 16 November 2016. http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/destroyer-paul-ignatius-ddg-117-launch.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 8 April 2017. http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-christens-destroyer-paul-ignatius-ddg-117.
- ↑ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Paul Ignatius". United States Navy. 25 February 2019. NNS190225-07. https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=108671.[dead link]Template:Cbignore
- ↑ "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. Federation of American Scientists. 2 November 2016. https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm.
- ↑ "HII launches future Arleigh Burke destroyer USS Paul Ignatius". Naval Today. 16 November 2016. http://navaltoday.com/2016/11/16/hii-launches-future-arleigh-burke-destroyer-uss-paul-ignatius/.
- ↑ "Navy to Commission Guided Missile Destroyer Paul Ignatius". defense.gov. 24 July 2019. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/1915641/navy-to-commission-guided-missile-destroyer-paul-ignatius/.
- ↑ "USS Paul Ignatius Departs Mayport for Inaugural Patrol, Homeport Shift". navy.mil. 28 April 2022. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3012978/uss-paul-ignatius-departs-mayport-for-inaugural-patrol-homeport-shift/utm_source/twitter/utm_medium/social/utm_content/100003067854766/utm_campaign/uss-paul-ignatius-departs-mayport-for-inaugural-patrol-homeport-shift/.
- ↑ "USS Paul Ignatius, Newest FDNF-E Ship, Arrives in Homeport Rota, Spain". navy.mil. 17 June 2022. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3066958/uss-paul-ignatius-newest-fdnf-e-ship-arrives-in-homeport-rota-spain/.
- ↑ "220927-N-GF955-1004" (in en-US). https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery/igphoto/2003089913/.
- ↑ "Højspændt situation i Østersøen: Dansk specialskib er ankommet til Bornholm" (in da-DK). 2022-10-07. https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/hoejspaendt-situation-i-oestersoeen-dansk-specialskib-er-ankommet-til-bornholm.
- ↑ "Amerikansk flåde bevogter gerningssted ved gaslæk" (in da-DK). 10 October 2022. https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/amerikansk-flaade-bevogter-gerningssted-ved-gaslaek-0.
- ↑ "International warships ready to guard North Sea energy" (in en). 2022-10-12. https://energywatch.com/EnergyNews/Policy___Trading/article14488130.ece.(subscription required)
- ↑ "2022 in Review: USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) - BM3 Niel Kennedy" (in en). https://www.dvidshub.net/news/435734/2022-review-uss-paul-ignatius-ddg-117-bm3-niel-kennedy.
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