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| Ship caption = ''Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee'' after the christening ceremony on 24 April 2021
| Ship caption = ''Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'' after the christening ceremony on 24 April 2021
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| Ship name = ''Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee''
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| Ship namesake = [[Lenah Higbee]]
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| Ship awarded = 3 June 2013
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'''USS ''Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee'' (DDG-123)''' is a planned [[United States Navy]] {{sclass-|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|0}} Flight IIA [[guided missile destroyer]], the 73rd overall for the class. She will be named for Chief Nurse [[Lenah Higbee|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2016/06/14/mabus-names-ddg-higbee|title=Mabus Names Arleigh Burke Destroyer After Higbee, First Woman Awarded Navy Cross |last=Kreisher |first=Otto |publisher=[[United States Naval Institute]] |date=14 June 2016 |access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>
'''USS ''Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'' (DDG-123)''' is a planned [[United States Navy]] {{sclass-|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|0}} Flight IIA [[guided missile destroyer]], the 73rd overall for the class. She will be named for Chief Nurse [[Lenah Higbee|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2016/06/14/mabus-names-ddg-higbee|title=Mabus Names Arleigh Burke Destroyer After Higbee, First Woman Awarded Navy Cross |last=Kreisher |first=Otto |publisher=[[United States Naval Institute]] |date=14 June 2016 |access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref>


[[Ingalls Shipbuilding]] was awarded the contract for ''Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee'' in June 2013, and began fabrication of the vessel in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=24926:ingalls-starts-fabrication-of-ddg-123&Itemid=223 | title=Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 123 |publisher=Marine Log |date=27 January 2017 |access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref> The ship's [[keel laying|keel was laid]] in a ceremony at the Ingalls shipyards on 14 November 2017.<ref name="NNS Higbee Keel Laid"/> She was christened on 24 April 2021 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.<ref name="NNS Higbee Christened"/>
[[Ingalls Shipbuilding]] was awarded the contract for ''Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'' in June 2013, and began fabrication of the vessel in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=24926:ingalls-starts-fabrication-of-ddg-123&Itemid=223 | title=Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 123 |publisher=Marine Log |date=27 January 2017 |access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref> The ship's [[keel laying|keel was laid]] in a ceremony at the Ingalls shipyards on 14 November 2017.<ref name="NNS Higbee Keel Laid"/> She was christened on 24 April 2021 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.<ref name="NNS Higbee Christened"/>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:35, 7 July 2021

Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee after the christening ceremony on 24 April 2021
History
United States
NameLenah Sutcliffe Higbee
NamesakeLenah Higbee
Awarded3 June 2013
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down14 November 2017[1]
Launched27 January 2020
Sponsored by
  • Louisa Dixon
  • Virginia Munford
  • Rolanda Pickett Wilson[3]
Christened24 April 2021[4]
IdentificationPennant number: DDG-123
MottoBellatrix illa, "She is a Warrior"[2]
StatusFitting out
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[5]
Length513 ft (156 m)[5]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[5]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[5]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[5]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × SH-60 Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar and helipad

USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123) is a planned United States Navy Template:Sclass- Flight IIA guided missile destroyer, the 73rd overall for the class. She will be 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.[6]

Ingalls Shipbuilding was awarded the contract for Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee in June 2013, and began fabrication of the vessel in January 2017.[7] The ship's keel was laid in a ceremony at the Ingalls shipyards on 14 November 2017.[3] She was christened on 24 April 2021 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Team Ships Public Affairs (15 November 2017). "Keel Laid for Future USS Lenah H Sutcliffe Higbee" (Press release). Navy News Service. NNS171115-01. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ^ Kreisher, Otto (14 June 2016). "Mabus Names Arleigh Burke Destroyer After Higbee, First Woman Awarded Navy Cross". United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 123". Marine Log. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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