USS Daniel Inouye

	USS Daniel Inouye on 4 February 2021
History
Name	Daniel Inouye
Namesake	Daniel Inouye
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	14 May 2018
Launched	27 October 2019
Sponsored by	Irene Hirano Inouye
Christened	22 June 2019
Acquired	8 March 2021
Homeport	Pearl Harbor
Identification	MMSI number: 368926540; Callsign: NDLI; ; Pennant number: DDG-118;
Motto	Go for Broke
Status	Undergoing sea trials
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General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,200 long tons (9,300 t)
Length	513 ft (156 m)
Draft	31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/54 caliber Mk 45 naval gun; 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 Autocannons; 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns; 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedo; 96-cell Mk 41 VLS for use of:; RIM-66M Standard Missile; BGM-109 Tomahawk; RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC;
Aircraft carried	2 × SH-60 Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar and helipad

USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship is named to honor former United States Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.^[3] Inouye was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II.^[3]

Daniel Inouye is the third of eight planned Flight IIA "technology insertion" ships, which contains elements of the Flight III ships projected to begin with DDG-125.^{[citation needed]}

Daniel Inouye's keel was laid on 14 May 2018^[2]^[6] and christened by Inouye's widow, Irene Hirano Inouye, on 22 June 2019.^[4]^[7] General Dynamics Bath Iron Works delivered the ship to the U.S. Navy on 8 March 2021.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye" (Press release). United States Navy. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Lays Keel of Daniel Inouye (DDG 118)" (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Navy Names Next Two Destroyers" (Press release). United States Navy. 23 May 2013. NNS130523-13. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Christens Future USS Daniel Inouye" (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Keel Laid for Future USS Daniel Inouye" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 May 2018. NNS180515-04. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
^ Moore, Darcie (22 June 2019). "BIW-built destroyer USS Daniel Inouye christened in honor of U.S. senator, war hero - The Times Record". Brunswick Times Record.

[delivery-1] "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye" (Press release). United States Navy. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

[Keel_laid-2] "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Lays Keel of Daniel Inouye (DDG 118)" (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

[NNS_Announcement-3] "Navy Names Next Two Destroyers" (Press release). United States Navy. 23 May 2013. NNS130523-13. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[christened-4] "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Christens Future USS Daniel Inouye" (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

[FAS.org-5] "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[6] "Keel Laid for Future USS Daniel Inouye" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 May 2018. NNS180515-04. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

[7] Moore, Darcie (22 June 2019). "BIW-built destroyer USS Daniel Inouye christened in honor of U.S. senator, war hero - The Times Record". Brunswick Times Record.

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