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| Ship christened = 18 June 2022<ref name="apn1">{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/maine-iraq-middle-east-world-war-ii-00e2b0480348cc8324bc5bb3babfbbd6|title=Navy destroyer bears name of decorated Marine killed in WWII|publisher=Associated Press|date=18 June 2022|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>
| Ship christened = 18 June 2022<ref name="apn1">{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/maine-iraq-middle-east-world-war-ii-00e2b0480348cc8324bc5bb3babfbbd6|title=Navy destroyer bears name of decorated Marine killed in WWII|publisher=Associated Press|date=18 June 2022|access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>
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| Ship commissioned = 9 November 2024
| Ship decommissioned =
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| Ship struck =
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| Ship identification = [[Hull number]]: DDG-122
| Ship identification = [[Hull number]]: DDG-122
| Ship fate =
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| Ship status = On trials
| Ship status = In active service
| Ship homeport = [[Naval Station Mayport|Mayport]], Florida
| Ship homeport = [[Naval Station Mayport|Mayport]], Florida
| Ship motto = ''Honor Loyalty Sacrifice''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=19279&CategoryId=11005&grp=5&menu=Uniformed%20Services |title=USS John Basilone (DDG 122) |date=23 March 2022 |website=The Institute for Heraldry |publisher=U.S. Army |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref>
| Ship motto = ''Honor Loyalty Sacrifice''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=19279&CategoryId=11005&grp=5&menu=Uniformed%20Services |title=USS John Basilone (DDG 122) |date=23 March 2022 |website=The Institute for Heraldry |publisher=U.S. Army |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref>
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'''PCU ''John Basilone'' (DDG-122)''' is a Flight IIA {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|5}}–class [[guided missile destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. The 72nd ship in the class, she is named for [[United States Marine Corps]] Gunnery sergeant [[John Basilone]], who received the [[Medal of Honor]], the nation's highest military award for valor, for actions during the [[Guadalcanal Campaign]] in the [[Pacific War]].<ref name="NNS Secretary Names Destroyer">{{cite press release|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96167|title=Secretary Mabus Names Destroyer for Medal of Honor Recipient|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS160816-15|date=16 August 2016|access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref> Basilone was the only enlisted Marine to receive both the [[Medal of Honor]] and the [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]] during [[World War II]].<ref name="NNS Secretary Names Destroyer" />
'''USS ''John Basilone'' (DDG-122)''' is a Flight IIA {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|5}}–class [[guided missile destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. The 72nd ship in the class, she is named for [[United States Marine Corps]] Gunnery sergeant [[John Basilone]], who received the [[Medal of Honor]], the nation's highest military award for valor, for actions during the [[Guadalcanal Campaign]] in the [[Pacific War]].<ref name="NNS Secretary Names Destroyer">{{cite press release|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96167|title=Secretary Mabus Names Destroyer for Medal of Honor Recipient|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS160816-15|date=16 August 2016|access-date=25 August 2016}}</ref> Basilone was the only enlisted Marine to receive both the [[Medal of Honor]] and the [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]] during [[World War II]].<ref name="NNS Secretary Names Destroyer" />


This is the second US Navy vessel to be named after Basilone, the first being {{USS|Basilone|DD-824}}, a {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} commissioned in 1949 and decommissioned in 1977.<ref name="NNS Secretary Names Destroyer"/> The Navy [[Ship christening|christened]] PCU ''John Basilone'' in a ceremony held on 18 June 2022.<ref name="apn1" />
This is the second US Navy vessel to be named after Basilone, the first being {{USS|Basilone|DD-824}}, a {{sclass|Gearing|destroyer}} commissioned in 1949 and decommissioned in 1977.<ref name="NNS Secretary Names Destroyer"/> The Navy [[Ship christening|christened]] [[Pre-Commissioning Unit|PCU]] ''John Basilone'' in a ceremony held on 18 June 2022.<ref name="apn1" />


On March 18, 2024, the ship traveled the [[Kennebec River]] to the Atlantic Ocean for four days of sea trials. She was delivered to the US Navy in July 2024 by [[Bath Iron Works|General Dynamics Bath Iron Works]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bath Iron Works delivers USS John Basilone to US Navy |url=https://www.workboat.com/government/bath-iron-works-delivers-uss-john-basilone-ddg-122-to-the-navy |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.workboat.com |language=en}}</ref> and was commissioned in [[New York City]] on November 9 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Navy commissions destroyer USS John Basilone, named for legendary Marine and Medal of Honor recipient |url=https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-11-10/navy-destroyer-uss-john-basilone-commissioned-15803352.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Stars and Stripes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Living Legacy, USS John Basilone (DDG 122) Commissions |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/485009/living-legacy-uss-john-basilone-ddg-122-commissions |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=DVIDS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-10 |title=USS John Basilone Commissioned |url=https://www.marinelink.com/news/uss-john-basilone-commissioned-519058 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=MarineLink |language=en}}</ref>
On March 18, 2024, the ship traveled the [[Kennebec River]] to the Atlantic Ocean for four days of sea trials.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 04:16, 19 November 2024

For the Gearing-class destroyer, see USS Basilone.
PCU John Basilone on 8 April 2024
History
United States
NameJohn Basilone
NamesakeJohn Basilone
Awarded3 June 2013
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down10 January 2020[1]
Launched12 June 2022
Sponsored by
  • Ryan Manion
  • Amy Looney
Christened18 June 2022[2]
Commissioned9 November 2024
HomeportMayport, Florida
IdentificationHull number: DDG-122
MottoHonor Loyalty Sacrifice[3]
StatusIn active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[4]
Length513 ft (156 m)[4]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[4]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[4]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[4]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar and helipad

USS John Basilone (DDG-122) is a Flight IIA Arleigh Burke–class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The 72nd ship in the class, she is named for United States Marine Corps Gunnery sergeant John Basilone, who received the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award for valor, for actions during the Guadalcanal Campaign in the Pacific War.[5] Basilone was the only enlisted Marine to receive both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross during World War II.[5]

This is the second US Navy vessel to be named after Basilone, the first being USS Basilone (DD-824), a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned in 1949 and decommissioned in 1977.[5] The Navy christened PCU John Basilone in a ceremony held on 18 June 2022.[2]

On March 18, 2024, the ship traveled the Kennebec River to the Atlantic Ocean for four days of sea trials. She was delivered to the US Navy in July 2024 by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works[6] and was commissioned in New York City on November 9 2024.[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Lays Keel of Future USS John Basilone (DDG 122)" (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Navy destroyer bears name of decorated Marine killed in WWII". Associated Press. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. ^ "USS John Basilone (DDG 122)". The Institute for Heraldry. U.S. Army. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Secretary Mabus Names Destroyer for Medal of Honor Recipient" (Press release). United States Navy. 16 August 2016. NNS160816-15. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Bath Iron Works delivers USS John Basilone to US Navy". www.workboat.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Navy commissions destroyer USS John Basilone, named for legendary Marine and Medal of Honor recipient". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  8. ^ "A Living Legacy, USS John Basilone (DDG 122) Commissions". DVIDS. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  9. ^ "USS John Basilone Commissioned". MarineLink. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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