,_Hilo,_Hawaii,_2021-11-16.jpg) USS Daniel Inouye
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Daniel Inouye |
| Namesake | Daniel Inouye[1] |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 14 May 2018[2] |
| Launched | 27 October 2019 |
| Sponsored by | Irene Hirano Inouye |
| Christened | 22 June 2019[3] |
| Acquired | 8 March 2021[4] |
| Commissioned | 8 December 2021[5] |
| Homeport | Pearl Harbor |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Go for Broke |
| Status | In active service |
| Badge | _Crest.png) |
| 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)[6] |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[6] |
| Complement | 23 officers, 300 enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Double hangar and helipad |
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.[1] Inouye was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II.[1] She is part of Destroyer Squadron 31 of Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific.[7]
- ^ a b c "Navy Names Next Two Destroyers" (Press release). United States Navy. 23 May 2013. NNS130523-13. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Lays Keel of Daniel Inouye (DDG 118)" (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Christens Future USS Daniel Inouye" (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Daniel Inouye" (Press release). United States Navy. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "USS Daniel Inouye Commissioned at Pearl Harbor" (Press release). United States Navy. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ 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.