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| ⚫ | '''USS ''John Basilone'' (DDG-122)''' is a |
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| ⚫ | '''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" /> |
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| ⚫ | 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]] USS ''John Basilone'' in a ceremony held on 18 June 2022.<ref name="apn1" /> |
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Revision as of 07:12, 20 June 2022
_steams_through_the_Mediterranean_Sea.jpg) USS Arleigh Burke, lead ship of the class.
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| History | |
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| Name | John Basilone |
| Namesake | John Basilone |
| Awarded | 3 June 2013 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 10 January 2020[1] |
| Launched | 12 June 2022 |
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| Christened | 18 June 2022[2] |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-122 |
| Motto | Honor Loyalty Sacrifice[3] |
| Status | Authorized |
| Badge | _Crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 9,217 tons (full load)[4] |
| Length | 513 ft (156 m)[4] |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m)[4] |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[4] |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[4] |
| Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × SH-60 Seahawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Double 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 USS John Basilone in a ceremony held on 18 June 2022.[2]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Navy destroyer bears name of decorated Marine killed in WWII". Associated Press. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "USS John Basilone (DDG 122)". The Institute for Heraldry. U.S. Army. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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