USS John Finn

USS John Finn (DDG-113)
John Finn being launched in March 2015
History
United States of America
Name: John Finn
Namesake: John William Finn
Ordered: 15 June 2011
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down: 5 November 2013[1]
Launched: 28 March 2015[2]
Sponsored by: Laura Stravridis
Christened: 2 May 2015
Status: Fitting-out
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement: 9,217 tons (full load)[3]
Length: 513 feet (156 m)[3]
Beam: 66 feet (20 m)[3]
Propulsion: 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[3]
Speed: 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[3]

John Finn (DDG-113) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi, on 15 June 2011.[4] Ingalls has been a subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries since its acquisition in April 2001.[5][6] Prior to the award, Ingalls had constructed 28 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the last one of which was USS William P. Lawrence.[4] On 15 February 2011, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship's name to be John Finn after John William Finn; the names of four other ships were also disclosed.

Namesake

Finn was the first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II honored for machine gunning Japanese warplanes for over two hours during the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor despite being shot in the foot and shoulder, and suffering numerous shrapnel wounds. He retired as a lieutenant after thirty years of service, and died at age 100 in 2010.[7][8][9][10][11]

Design

John Finn is the 63rd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the first of which, Arleigh Burke, was commissioned in July 1991.[12] With 75 ships planned to be built in total, the class has the longest production run for any U.S. Navy surface combatant.[13] As an Arleigh Burke-class ship, John Finn's roles included anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare, as well as strike operations.[3] During its long production run, the class was built in three flights: Flight I (DDG-51–DDG-71), Flight II (DDG-72–DDG-78), and Flight IIA (DDG-79–DDG-126).[5][14] John Finn will be a Flight IIA ship, and as such, will feature several improvements in terms of ballistic missile defense, an embarked air wing (two MH-60R Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System helicopters), and the inclusion of mine-detecting ability.[3] DDG-51 was also the first class of ships in the U.S. Navy to include anti-NBC (Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical) warfare protection.[5]

Construction and career

In November 2013, the keel of John Finn was laid down at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Jackson County, Mississippi. At the keel laying ceremony, was the wife of retired Admiral Stravridis, Laura, the ship's sponsor.[1] The ship was launched 28 March 2015 and was christened on the 2 May 2015 by Laura Stravridis at the Ingalls Shipbuilding facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi.[2][15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Keel Laid for Future USS John Finn". NAVSEA Office. United States Navy. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Future USS John Finn (DDG 113) Launched". US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). 30 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded U.S. Navy Construction Contract for DDG 113 Guided Missile Destroyer" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. 15 February 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 "Arleigh Burke Class (Aegis), United States of America". Naval-Technology. Net Resources International. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "America's Largest Military Shipbuilder Begins Operations as a New, Publicly Traded Company Under the Name of Huntington Ingalls Industries" (Press release).
  7. ↑ "Navy To Name Ships After Servicemen With Local Ties". KGTV. 15 February 2012.
  8. ↑ Steuessy, Lauren (15 February 2012). "Two Navy Ships Memorialize San Diego Legends". NBC San Diego. NBCUniversal.
  9. ↑ "Navy Names Five New Ships". Navy News Service (Press release). U.S. Navy. 15 February 2012. NNS120215-07.
  10. ↑ Perry, Tony (15 February 2012). "Navy to name ships after three San Diego war heroes". Los Angeles Times.
  11. ↑ Cavas, P. Christopher (15 February 2012). "Five New U.S. Navy Ship Names Announced". Defense News. Gannett Government Media.
  12. ↑ "USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)". Naval Vessel Register. Navy.mil. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  13. ↑ Sharp, David (31 December 2009). "After 2-plus decades, Navy destroyer breaks record". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Associated Press.
  14. ↑ "DDG". Naval Vessel Register.
  15. ↑ "Christening of John Finn DDG-113". Ingalls Shipbuilding. 2 May 2015.

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