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| Ship laid down = 20 October 2015<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/ingalls-authenticates-keel-paul-ignatius|title=Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates the Keel of Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)|publisher=[[Huntington Ingalls Industries]]|date=20 October 2015|access-date=20 October 2015|archive-date=21 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621055422/http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/ingalls-authenticates-keel-paul-ignatius|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Ship launched=12 November 2016<ref name="ddg-117lau">{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/destroyer-paul-ignatius-ddg-117-launch|title=Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=16 November 2016|access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>
| Ship launched = 12 November 2016<ref name="ddg-117lau">{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/destroyer-paul-ignatius-ddg-117-launch|title=Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=16 November 2016|access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>
|Ship sponsor=Nancy W. Ignatius
| Ship sponsor = Nancy W. Ignatius
|Ship christened=8 April 2017<ref name="ddg-117chr">{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-christens-destroyer-paul-ignatius-ddg-117|title=Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=8 April 2017|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref>
| Ship christened = 8 April 2017<ref name="ddg-117chr">{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-christens-destroyer-paul-ignatius-ddg-117|title=Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=8 April 2017|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref>
|Ship acquired=22 February 2019<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=108671|title=Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Paul Ignatius|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS190225-07|date=25 February 2019|access-date=25 February 2019}}</ref>
| Ship acquired = 22 February 2019<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=108671|title=Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Paul Ignatius|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS190225-07|date=25 February 2019|access-date=25 February 2019}}</ref>
|Ship commissioned=27 July 2019<ref name="Navy 110375">{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=110375|title=Warship USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Brought to Life|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS190729-10|date=29 July 2019|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
| Ship commissioned = 27 July 2019<ref name="Navy 110375">{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=110375|title=Warship USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Brought to Life|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS190729-10|date=29 July 2019|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
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|Ship motto=''Always ready, fight on''
| Ship motto = ''Always ready, fight on''
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| Ship propulsion = 4 × [[General Electric LM2500]] [[gas turbine]]s {{convert|100000|shp|abbr=on}}<ref name=FAS.org>{{cite web|url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm |title=DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class |work=[[Federation of American Scientists]]|publisher=Federation of American Scientists |date= 2 November 2016 |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>
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* 2 × [[M242 Bushmaster|25 mm Mk 38 Autocannons]]
* 4 × [[M2 Browning#M2 variants|.50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns]]
* 2 × [[Phalanx CIWS|20 mm Phalanx CIWS]]
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'''USS ''Paul Ignatius'' (DDG-117)''' is an {{sclass-|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} of the [[United States Navy]]. She is named for [[Paul Ignatius]] who served as United States [[Secretary of the Navy]] under President [[Lyndon Johnson]] from 1967 to 1969. Ignatius had previously served as a commissioned lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. ''Paul Ignatius'' is the 2nd of 8 planned Flight IIA "technology insertion" ships, which contains elements of the Flight III ships.
'''USS ''Paul Ignatius'' (DDG-117)''' is an {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} of the [[United States Navy]]. She is named for [[Paul Ignatius]] who served as United States [[Secretary of the Navy]] under President [[Lyndon Johnson]] from 1967 to 1969. Ignatius had previously served as a [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]] in the Navy during World War II. ''Paul Ignatius'' is the second of eight planned Flight IIA "technology insertion" ships, which contains elements of the Flight III ships.


She was launched on 12 November 2016,<ref name="ddg-117lau"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://navaltoday.com/2016/11/16/hii-launches-future-arleigh-burke-destroyer-uss-paul-ignatius/ |title=HII launches future Arleigh Burke destroyer USS Paul Ignatius|publisher=Naval Today|date=16 November 2016|access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref> and was christened on 8 April 2017.<ref name="ddg-117chr"/> The ship was commissioned on 27 July 2019 [[Port Everglades]] in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]. Dr. Elisa Ignatius, granddaughter to the late Mrs. Nancy Ignatius, will serve as the ship sponsor representative. <ref name="Navy 110375"/><ref>https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/1915641/navy-to-commission-guided-missile-destroyer-paul-ignatius/</ref> USS ''Paul Ignatius'' is homeported in [[Mayport, Florida]].
''Paul Ignatius'' was launched on 12 November 2016,<ref name="ddg-117lau"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://navaltoday.com/2016/11/16/hii-launches-future-arleigh-burke-destroyer-uss-paul-ignatius/ |title=HII launches future Arleigh Burke destroyer USS Paul Ignatius|publisher=Naval Today|date=16 November 2016|access-date=28 January 2017}}</ref> and was [[Ship christening|christened]] on 8 April 2017.<ref name="ddg-117chr"/> She was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 27 July 2019 [[Port Everglades]] in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]. The ship was [[Ship sponsor|sponsored]] by Ignatius' wife Nancy before her death and that role was taken over by their granddaughter,
Dr. Elisa Ignatuis.<ref name="Navy 110375"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/1915641/navy-to-commission-guided-missile-destroyer-paul-ignatius/|title = Navy to Commission Guided Missile Destroyer Paul Ignatius|publisher=defense.gov|date=24 July 2019|access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref> ''Paul Ignatius'' is homeported in [[Naval Station Rota|Rota]], Spain.

==Operational history==
On 28 April 2022, ''Paul Ignatius'' departed [[Naval Station Mayport|Mayport]], Florida, for a patrol in the US Sixth Fleet area of operations and a homeport shift to Naval Station Rota.<ref>{{cite news |title=USS Paul Ignatius Departs Mayport for Inaugural Patrol, Homeport Shift |url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3012978/uss-paul-ignatius-departs-mayport-for-inaugural-patrol-homeport-shift/utm_source/twitter/utm_medium/social/utm_content/100003067854766/utm_campaign/uss-paul-ignatius-departs-mayport-for-inaugural-patrol-homeport-shift/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |publisher=navy.mil |date=28 April 2022}}</ref>

On 17 June 2022, ''Paul Ignatius'' arrived at her new homeport of in Rota, Spain.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 June 2022 |title=USS Paul Ignatius, Newest FDNF-E Ship, Arrives in Homeport Rota, Spain |publisher=navy.mil |url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3066958/uss-paul-ignatius-newest-fdnf-e-ship-arrives-in-homeport-rota-spain/ |access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> Her [[Phalanx CIWS]] was moved to the forward mount and she received the [[SeaRAM]] close-in weapon system on her aft mount.<ref>{{Cite web |title=220927-N-GF955-1004 |url=https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Photo-Gallery/igphoto/2003089913/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=www.navy.mil |language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2022, ''Paul Ignatius'' conducted a routine patrol in the [[Baltic Sea]], where she was accompanied by the support ship {{USNS|William McLean|T-AKE-12|2}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=Højspændt situation i Østersøen: Dansk specialskib er ankommet til Bornholm |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/hoejspaendt-situation-i-oestersoeen-dansk-specialskib-er-ankommet-til-bornholm |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=DR |language=da-DK}}</ref> After the [[2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage]] the ship remained deployed there to safeguard regional energy interests and to guard the areas of the pipeline sabotage.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Amerikansk flåde bevogter gerningssted ved gaslæk |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/seneste/amerikansk-flaade-bevogter-gerningssted-ved-gaslaek-0 |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=DR |date=10 October 2022 |language=da-DK |trans-title= US Navy guards gas leak crime scene}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-12 |title=International warships ready to guard North Sea energy |url=https://energywatch.com/EnergyNews/Policy___Trading/article14488130.ece |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=energywatch.com |language=en}}{{subscription required}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/ddg117/ USS ''Paul Ignatius'' official website]


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USS Paul Ignatius on 31 July 2019
History
United States
NamePaul Ignatius
NamesakePaul Ignatius[1]
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down20 October 2015[2]
Launched12 November 2016[3]
Sponsored byNancy W. Ignatius
Christened8 April 2017[4]
Acquired22 February 2019[5]
Commissioned27 July 2019[6]
HomeportRota
Identification
MottoAlways ready, fight on
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer, Flight IIA
Displacement9,200 long tons (9,300 t)
Length510 ft (160 m)
Draft33 ft (10 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[7]
Speed30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar and helipad

USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She is named for Paul Ignatius who served as United States Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon Johnson from 1967 to 1969. Ignatius had previously served as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II. Paul Ignatius is the second of eight planned Flight IIA "technology insertion" ships, which contains elements of the Flight III ships.

Paul Ignatius was launched on 12 November 2016,[3][8] and was christened on 8 April 2017.[4] She was commissioned on 27 July 2019 Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The ship was sponsored by Ignatius' wife Nancy before her death and that role was taken over by their granddaughter, Dr. Elisa Ignatuis.[6][9] Paul Ignatius is homeported in Rota, Spain.

Operational history

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On 28 April 2022, Paul Ignatius departed Mayport, Florida, for a patrol in the US Sixth Fleet area of operations and a homeport shift to Naval Station Rota.[10]

On 17 June 2022, Paul Ignatius arrived at her new homeport of in Rota, Spain.[11] Her Phalanx CIWS was moved to the forward mount and she received the SeaRAM close-in weapon system on her aft mount.[12]

In October 2022, Paul Ignatius conducted a routine patrol in the Baltic Sea, where she was accompanied by the support ship William McLean.[13] After the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage the ship remained deployed there to safeguard regional energy interests and to guard the areas of the pipeline sabotage.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Navy Names Next Two Destroyers" (Press release). United States Navy. 23 May 2013. NNS130523-13. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates the Keel of Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Paul Ignatius" (Press release). United States Navy. 25 February 2019. NNS190225-07. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Warship USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Brought to Life" (Press release). United States Navy. 29 July 2019. NNS190729-10. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. ^ "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. Federation of American Scientists. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  8. ^ "HII launches future Arleigh Burke destroyer USS Paul Ignatius". Naval Today. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Navy to Commission Guided Missile Destroyer Paul Ignatius". defense.gov. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  10. ^ "USS Paul Ignatius Departs Mayport for Inaugural Patrol, Homeport Shift". navy.mil. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ^ "USS Paul Ignatius, Newest FDNF-E Ship, Arrives in Homeport Rota, Spain". navy.mil. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. ^ "220927-N-GF955-1004". www.navy.mil. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Højspændt situation i Østersøen: Dansk specialskib er ankommet til Bornholm". DR (in Danish). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Amerikansk flåde bevogter gerningssted ved gaslæk" [US Navy guards gas leak crime scene]. DR (in Danish). 10 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  15. ^ "International warships ready to guard North Sea energy". energywatch.com. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.(subscription required)
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