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History
United States
Name	Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee
Namesake	Lenah Higbee
Awarded	3 June 2013
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	14 November 2017
Launched	27 January 2020
Sponsored by	Louisa Dixon ; Virginia Munford; Rolanda Pickett Wilson;
Christened	24 April 2021
Acquired	30 November 2022
Commissioned	13 May 2023
Homeport	San Diego
Identification	Hull number: DDG-123
Motto	Bellatrix illa, "She Is a Warrior"
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,217 tons (full load)
Length	513 ft (156 m)
Beam	66 ft (20 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	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 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]

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^ ^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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[Higbee_Delivered-1] "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee" (Press release). United States Navy. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[Higbee_Commissioned-2] "USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Commissions in Conch Republic Honoring Navy Nurses" (Press release). COMNAVSURFPAC. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[3] "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.

[4] "USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[NNS_Higbee_Keel_Laid-5] "Keel Laid for Future USS Lenah H Sutcliffe Higbee" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 November 2017. NNS171115-01. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

[NNS_Higbee_Christened-6] "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

[FAS.org-7] "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[8] 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.

[9] "Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 123". Marine Log. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.

[10] "HII Delivers Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to U S. Navy" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

[11] "Navy commissions Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliff Higbee". WJXT. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

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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
-| Ship image = Ship Named after Navy Nurse Plankowner Lenah Higbee is Christened 210424-N-N1526-004 (51141637632).jpg
-| Ship caption = ''Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'' after the christening ceremony on 24 April 2021
+| Ship caption = USS ''Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee'' on 8 May 2023
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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 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>
+| 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>
-| Ship commissioned =
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 | Ship identification = [[Hull number]]: DDG-123
 | Ship fate =
-| Ship status = Fitting out
+| Ship status = {{Ship in active service}}
-| Ship homeport =
+| Ship homeport = [[Naval Base San Diego|San Diego]]
 | 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>
 | Ship badge = [[File:USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123) Crest.png|150px]]
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-'''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]].<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 [[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>
-[[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"/> and delivered to the Navy on 30 November 2022.<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"/>
+[[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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+== External links ==
+{{Commons category|USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123)}}
+*[https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/ddg123/ Official website]
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