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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>
| 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 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
| Ship commissioned = 13 May 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.higbeecommissioning.org/|title=USS Lenah Sutcliffe Highbee (DDG-123)|publisher=highbeecommissioning.org|access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref>
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| Ship identification = [[Hull number]]: DDG-123
| Ship identification = [[Hull number]]: DDG-123
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| Ship status = Fitting out
| Ship status = {{Ship in active service}}
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| 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 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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'''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]].<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 commissioned in [[Key West]], Florida on 13 May 2023.<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>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 03:11, 15 May 2023

Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee after the christening ceremony on 24 April 2021
History
United States
NameLenah Sutcliffe Higbee
NamesakeLenah Higbee
Awarded3 June 2013
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down14 November 2017[2]
Launched27 January 2020
Sponsored by
  • Louisa Dixon
  • Virginia Munford
  • Rolanda Pickett Wilson[4]
Christened24 April 2021[5]
Acquired30 November 2022[1]
Commissioned13 May 2023
IdentificationHull number: DDG-123
MottoBellatrix illa, "She Is a Warrior"[3]
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[6]
Length513 ft (156 m)[6]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[6]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[6]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[6]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble 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.[7]

Ingalls Shipbuilding was awarded the contract for Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee in June 2013 and began fabrication of the vessel in January 2017.[8] The ship's keel was laid in a ceremony at the Ingalls shipyards on 14 November 2017.[4] She was christened on 24 April 2021 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.[5] On 30 November 2022, Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee was delivered to the Navy,[9][1] and commissioned in Key West, Florida on 13 May 2023.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee" (Press release). United States Navy. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 123". Marine Log. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  9. ^ "HII Delivers Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to U S. Navy" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Navy commissions Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliff Higbee". WJXT. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.


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