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	USS Daniel Inouye
History
United States
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
Commissioned	8 December 2021
Homeport	Pearl Harbor
Identification	MMSI number: 368926540; Callsign: NDLI; ; Pennant number: DDG-118;
Motto	Go for Broke
Status	In active service
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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	23 officers, 300 enlisted
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system; 4 × 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliber guns; Missiles:; 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS):; RIM-66M surface-to-air missile; RIM-156 surface-to-air missile; RIM-174A standard ERAM; RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile; RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed); BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile; RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC; Torpedoes:; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 lightweight torpedo; Mark 50 lightweight torpedo; Mark 54 lightweight torpedo;
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar and helipad

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USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named to honor former United States Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii.^[4] Inouye was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II.^[4] She is part of Destroyer Squadron 31 of Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific.^[7]

Construction and commissioning[edit]

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.^[8]

Daniel Inouye's keel was laid on 14 May 2018^[9] and christened by Inouye's widow, Irene Hirano Inouye, on 22 June 2019.^[5]^[10] General Dynamics Bath Iron Works delivered the ship to the U.S. Navy on 8 March 2021. She was commissioned on 8 December 2021 in a ceremony at her homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam. Maggie Inouye, with presence of Jessica Inouye and Jennifer Sabas, giving the order to "man our ship and bring her to life" in the place of Irene Hirano Inouye, who died in 2020.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye" (Press release). United States Navy. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b "USS Daniel Inouye Commissioned at Pearl Harbor" (Press release). United States Navy. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
^ "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. Federation of American Scientists. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet Administrative Organization Chart" (PDF). Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ Vavasseur, Xavier (18 December 2020). "BIW-built Destroyer Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) Heads to Sea for Builder Trials". Naval News. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ "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.

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

External links[edit]

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

[commissioned-2] "USS Daniel Inouye Commissioned at Pearl Harbor" (Press release). United States Navy. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

[Keel_laid-3] "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-4] "Navy Names Next Two Destroyers" (Press release). United States Navy. 23 May 2013. NNS130523-13. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[christened-5] "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Christens Future USS Daniel Inouye" (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

[FAS.org-6] "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. Federation of American Scientists. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[7] "Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet Administrative Organization Chart" (PDF). Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

[8] Vavasseur, Xavier (18 December 2020). "BIW-built Destroyer Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) Heads to Sea for Builder Trials". Naval News. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

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

[10] 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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-| Ship image = File:USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) departs GDBIW on 3 February 2021 for acceptance trials.jpg
+| Ship image = File:USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118), Hilo, Hawaii, 2021-11-16.jpg
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+| Ship country = United States
 | Ship name = ''Daniel Inouye''
 | Ship namesake = [[Daniel Inouye]]<ref name="NNS Announcement">{{cite press release|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=74367|title=Navy Names Next Two Destroyers|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS130523-13|date=23 May 2013|access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref>
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 | Ship acquired = 8 March 2021<ref name="delivery">{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2529493/navy-accepts-delivery-of-future-uss-daniel-inouye/|title=Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye|publisher=United States Navy|date=8 March 2021|access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref>
+| Ship commissioned = 8 December 2021<ref name="commissioned">{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2867206/uss-daniel-inouye-commissioned-at-pearl-harbor/|title=USS Daniel Inouye Commissioned at Pearl Harbor|publisher=United States Navy|date=8 December 2021|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>
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 *[[Pennant number]]: DDG-118
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-| Ship status = Undergoing sea trials
+| Ship status = In active service
 | Ship homeport = [[Naval Station Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]]
 | Ship motto = ''Go for Broke''
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-| Ship propulsion = 4 × [[General Electric LM2500]] [[gas turbine]]s {{convert|100000|shp|abbr=on}}<ref name=FAS.org>{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm |title=DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class |work=[[Federation of American Scientists]] |publisher=FAS.org |date= 2 November 2016 |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>
+| Ship propulsion = 4 × [[General Electric LM2500]] [[gas turbine]]s {{convert|100000|shp|abbr=on}}<ref name=FAS.org>{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm |title=DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class |work=[[Federation of American Scientists]] |publisher=Federation of American Scientists |date= 2 November 2016 |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>
 | Ship speed = {{Convert|31|kn}}<ref name=FAS.org/>
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-| Ship complement = 380 officers and enlisted
+| Ship complement = 23 officers, 300 enlisted
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+| Ship armament = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III armament}}
-| Ship armament = * 1 × [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun| 5 inch (127 mm)/54 caliber Mk 45 naval gun]]
+| Ship aircraft = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III aircraft}}
-* 2 × [[M242 Bushmaster|25 mm Mk 38 Autocannons]]
-* 4 × [[M2 Browning#M2 variants|.50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns]]
-* 1 × [[Phalanx CIWS|20 mm Phalanx CIWS]]
-* 2 × [[Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes|Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes]] for [[Mark 46 torpedo|Mk 46 torpedo]]
-* 96-cell [[Mark 41 Vertical Launching System|Mk 41 VLS]] for use of:
-**[[RIM-66 Standard|RIM-66M Standard Missile]]
-**[[BGM-109 Tomahawk]]
-**[[RUM-139 VL-Asroc|RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC]]
-| Ship aircraft = 2 × [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60 Seahawk]] helicopters
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-'''USS ''Daniel Inouye'' (DDG-118)''' is an {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} of the [[United States Navy]]. The ship is named to honor former [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] [[Daniel Inouye]] of Hawaii.<ref name="NNS Announcement"/> Inouye was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions in Tuscany, Italy, during [[World War II]].<ref name="NNS Announcement"/>
+'''USS ''Daniel Inouye'' (DDG-118)''' is an {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} in the [[United States Navy]]. She is named to honor former [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] [[Daniel Inouye]] of Hawaii.<ref name="NNS Announcement"/> Inouye was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions in Tuscany, Italy, during [[World War II]].<ref name="NNS Announcement"/> She is part of Destroyer Squadron 31 of Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2022 |title=Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet Administrative Organization Chart |url=https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/Portals/54/Documents/CNSP/CNSP-ADCON-Org-Chart-220705.pdf |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet}}</ref>
+== Construction and commissioning ==
-''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|date=July 2018|reason=Neither cited source mentions Flight III ships.}}
+''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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vavasseur |first=Xavier |date=2020-12-18 |title=BIW-built Destroyer Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) Heads to Sea for Builder Trials |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/12/biw-built-destroyer-daniel-inouye-ddg-118-heads-to-sea-for-builder-trials/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}</ref>
-''Daniel Inouye''{{'}}s keel was laid on 14 May 2018<ref name="Keel laid"/><ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=105598|title=Keel Laid for Future USS Daniel Inouye|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS180515-04|date=15 May 2018|access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref> and christened by Inouye's widow, [[Irene Hirano Inouye]], on 22 June 2019.<ref name="christened"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesrecord.com/articles/front-page/biw-built-destroyer-uss-daniel-inouye-christened-in-honor-of-u-s-senator-war-hero/|title=BIW-built destroyer USS Daniel Inouye christened in honor of U.S. senator, war hero - The Times Record|first1=Darcie|last1=Moore|date=22 June 2019|website=Brunswick Times Record}}</ref> General Dynamics Bath Iron Works delivered the ship to the U.S. Navy on 8 March 2021.<ref name="delivery"/>
+''Daniel Inouye''{{'}}s keel was laid on 14 May 2018<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=105598|title=Keel Laid for Future USS Daniel Inouye|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS180515-04|date=15 May 2018|access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref> and christened by Inouye's widow, [[Irene Hirano Inouye]], on 22 June 2019.<ref name="christened"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesrecord.com/articles/front-page/biw-built-destroyer-uss-daniel-inouye-christened-in-honor-of-u-s-senator-war-hero/|title=BIW-built destroyer USS Daniel Inouye christened in honor of U.S. senator, war hero – The Times Record|first1=Darcie|last1=Moore|date=22 June 2019|website=Brunswick Times Record}}</ref> General Dynamics Bath Iron Works delivered the ship to the U.S. Navy on 8 March 2021. She was commissioned on 8 December 2021 in a ceremony at her homeport, [[Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam]]. Maggie Inouye, with presence of Jessica Inouye and Jennifer Sabas, giving the order to "man our ship and bring her to life" in the place of Irene Hirano Inouye, who died in 2020.<ref name="commissioned" />
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Naval Vessel Register}}
+==External links==
+{{Commons category|USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118)}}
+* [https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/ddg118/ Official ship's site]
+* {{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=DDG118|title=Naval Vessel Register entry for USS ''Daniel Inouye''}}
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