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.jpg) Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee after the christening ceremony on 24 April 2021
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee |
| Namesake | Lenah Higbee |
| Awarded | 3 June 2013 |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 14 November 2017[1] |
| Launched | 27 January 2020 |
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| Christened | 24 April 2021[3] |
| Identification | Pennant number: DDG-123 |
| Status | Fitting out |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 9,217 tons (full load)[4] |
| Length | 513 ft (156 m)[4] |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m)[4] |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[4] |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[4] |
| Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × SH-60 Seahawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Double hangar and helipad |
USS Lenah H. 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.[5]
Ingalls Shipbuilding was awarded the contract for Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee in June 2013, and began fabrication of the vessel in January 2017.[6] The ship's keel was laid in a ceremony at the Ingalls shipyards on 14 November 2017.[2] She was christened on 24 April 2021 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.[3]
See also
- USS Higbee, another ship named for Lenah Higbee.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- 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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