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| Ship image = USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123) sits at Naval Air Station Key West's Truman Harbor on 8 May 2023 in preparation for her commissioning ceremony - 2.jpg |
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| Ship image = Ship Named after Navy Nurse Plankowner Lenah Higbee is Christened 210424-N-N1526-004 (51141637632).jpg |
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| Ship caption = ''Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'' |
| Ship caption = USS ''Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'' on 8 May 2023 |
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| Ship sponsor = *Louisa Dixon |
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*Virginia Munford |
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*Rolanda Pickett Wilson<ref name="NNS Higbee Keel Laid">{{cite press release|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=103342|title=Keel Laid for Future USS Lenah H Sutcliffe Higbee |
*Rolanda Pickett Wilson<ref name="NNS Higbee Keel Laid">{{cite press release|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=103342|title=Keel Laid for Future USS Lenah H Sutcliffe Higbee|id=NNS171115-01|publisher=United States Navy|date=15 November 2017|access-date=17 December 2017}}</ref> |
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| Ship christened = 24 April 2021<ref name="NNS Higbee Christened">{{cite press release|url=https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-christensdestroyer-lenah-sutcliffe-higbee-ddg-123|title=Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=25 April 2021|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref> |
| Ship christened = 24 April 2021<ref name="NNS Higbee Christened">{{cite press release|url=https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-christensdestroyer-lenah-sutcliffe-higbee-ddg-123|title=Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=25 April 2021|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref> |
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| Ship acquired = 30 November 2022<ref name="Higbee Delivered">{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3232951/navy-accepts-delivery-of-future-uss-lenah-sutcliffe-higbee/|title=Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee|publisher=United States Navy|date=1 December 2022|access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref> |
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| Ship commissioned = 13 May 2023<ref name="Higbee Commissioned">{{cite press release|url=https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/3395099/uss-lenah-sutcliffe-higbee-commissions-in-conch-republic-honoring-navy-nurses/|title=USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Commissions in Conch Republic Honoring Navy Nurses|publisher=COMNAVSURFPAC|date=13 May 2023|access-date=15 May 2023}}</ref> |
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| Ship identification = [[Hull number]]: DDG-123 |
| Ship identification = [[Hull number]]: DDG-123 |
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| Ship status = {{Ship in active service}} |
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| Ship homeport = [[Naval Base San Diego|San Diego]] |
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| Ship motto = ''Bellatrix illa'', "She |
| Ship motto = ''Bellatrix illa'', "She Is a Warrior"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=19120&CategoryId=10919&grp=5&menu=Uniformed%20Services |title=USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) |date=6 July 2021 |website=The Institute of Heraldry |publisher=U.S. Army |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref> |
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| Ship badge = [[File:USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123) Crest.png|150px]] |
| Ship badge = [[File:USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123) Crest.png|150px]] |
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| Ship armament = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III armament}} |
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| Ship armament = * 1 × [[5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun| 5 inch (127 mm)/54 caliber Mk 45 naval gun]] |
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| Ship aircraft = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III aircraft}} |
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* 2 × [[M242 Bushmaster|25 mm Mk 38 Autocannons]] |
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* 4 × [[M2 Browning#M2 variants|.50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns]] |
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* 2 × [[Phalanx CIWS|20 mm Phalanx CIWS]] |
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* 2 × [[Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes|Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes]] for [[Mark 46 torpedo|Mk 46 torpedo]] |
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* 96-cell [[Mark 41 Vertical Launching System|Mk 41 VLS]] for use of: |
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**[[RIM-66 Standard|RIM-66M Standard Missile]] |
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**[[BGM-109 Tomahawk]] |
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**[[RUM-139 VL-Asroc|RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC]] |
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| Ship aircraft = 2 × [[Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk|SH-60 Seahawk]] helicopters |
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| Ship aircraft facilities = [[hangar|Double hangar]] and [[helipad]] |
| Ship aircraft facilities = [[hangar|Double hangar]] and [[helipad]] |
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'''USS ''Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'' (DDG-123)''' is a |
'''USS ''Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'' (DDG-123)''' is a [[United States Navy]] {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|0}} Flight IIA [[guided missile destroyer]], the 73rd overall for the class. She is 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]], and the first woman to be awarded the [[Navy Cross]].<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> |
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[[Ingalls Shipbuilding]] was awarded the contract for ''Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'' in June 2013 |
[[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"/> On 30 November 2022, ''Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'' was delivered to the Navy,<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://hii.com/news/hii-delivers-destroyer-lenah-sutcliffe-higbee-ddg-123-to-u-s-navy/|title = HII Delivers Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to U S. Navy|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=1 December 2022|accessdate=1 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="Higbee Delivered"/> and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] in [[Key West]], Florida on 13 May 2023.<ref name="Higbee Commissioned"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/05/13/navy-commissions-arleigh-burke-class-guided-missile-destroyer-lenah-sutcliff-higbee/|title=Navy commissions Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliff Higbee|publisher=WJXT|date=13 May 2023|access-date=13 May 2023}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/ddg123/ Official website] |
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Latest revision as of 07:32, 8 October 2023
USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee on 8 May 2023
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United States | |
Name | Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee |
Namesake | Lenah Higbee |
Awarded | 3 June 2013 |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 14 November 2017[3] |
Launched | 27 January 2020 |
Sponsored by |
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Christened | 24 April 2021[6] |
Acquired | 30 November 2022[1] |
Commissioned | 13 May 2023[2] |
Homeport | San Diego |
Identification | Hull number: DDG-123 |
Motto | Bellatrix illa, "She Is a Warrior"[4] |
Status | in active service |
Badge | |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
Displacement | 9,217 tons (full load)[7] |
Length | 513 ft (156 m)[7] |
Beam | 66 ft (20 m)[7] |
Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[7] |
Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[7] |
Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
Aviation facilities | Double hangar and helipad |
USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123) is a United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer, the 73rd overall for the class. She is 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, and the first woman to be awarded the Navy Cross.[8]
Ingalls Shipbuilding was awarded the contract for Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee in June 2013 and began fabrication of the vessel in January 2017.[9] The ship's keel was laid in a ceremony at the Ingalls shipyards on 14 November 2017.[5] She was christened on 24 April 2021 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.[6] On 30 November 2022, Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee was delivered to the Navy,[10][1] and commissioned in Key West, Florida on 13 May 2023.[2][11]
See also[edit]
- USS Higbee, another ship named for Lenah Higbee.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee" (Press release). United States Navy. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ a b "USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Commissions in Conch Republic Honoring Navy Nurses" (Press release). COMNAVSURFPAC. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Keel Laid for Future USS Lenah H Sutcliffe Higbee" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 November 2017. NNS171115-01. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 123". Marine Log. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "HII Delivers Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to U S. Navy" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Navy commissions Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliff Higbee". WJXT. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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