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USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) prepares to moor at Naval Station Mayport on 31 July 2019 - 2.jpg USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) at Naval Station Mayport | |
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| Name: | USS 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] |
| Motto: | Always ready, fight on |
| Status: | Active, in commission |
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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 LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) is an Arleigh Burke-class 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 commissioned lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. Paul Ignatius is the 2nd of 8 planned Flight IIA "technology insertion" ships, which contains elements of the Flight III ships. She was launched on November 12, 2016,[3][7] and was christened on 8 April 2017.[4] The ship was commissioned on 27 July 2019 Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Elisa Ignatius, granddaughter to the late Mrs. Nancy Ignatius, will serve as the ship sponsor representative.[6][8] USS Paul Ignatius is homeported in Mayport, Florida.
References[]
- ↑ "Navy Names Next Two Destroyers". United States Navy. 23 May 2013. NNS130523-13. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=74367. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ↑ "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/. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/1915641/navy-to-commission-guided-missile-destroyer-paul-ignatius/
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