USS_Paul_Hamilton_(DDG-60)
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy currently in service. The ship is named after Paul Hamilton, the third United States Secretary of the Navy.
USS Paul Hamilton at Pearl Harbor on 3 February 2007 | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Paul Hamilton |
| Namesake | Paul Hamilton |
| Ordered | 22 February 1990 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 24 August 1992 |
| Launched | 24 July 1993 |
| Commissioned | 27 May 1995 |
| Homeport | San Diego |
| Identification |
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| Motto | The Courage to Prevail |
| Status | in active service |
| Notes | Ship's Flag |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × shafts |
| Speed | In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky MH-60R |
Constructed at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Bath, Maine, Paul Hamilton was commissioned in Charleston, South Carolina. The destroyer was transferred to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after her commissioning. She is currently homeported in San Diego, California.[citation needed]
In July 2015, she along with the Royal Navy's HMS Duncan, participated in airstrikes against ISIL.[4]
In 2019, cargo ship Bass Strait, belonging to Hong Kong-based Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, launched a series of drones that surveilled and harassed Paul Hamilton in waters off of Southern California.[5][6]
In honor of the ship's namesake Paul Hamilton, a South Carolinian who was a Revolutionary War soldier and the 42nd governor of South Carolina, USS Paul Hamilton flies the Moultrie Flag, a Revolutionary War battle flag closely associated with South Carolina.[7]
- Left side view of USS Paul Hamilton at the Manila Port Harbor
- Rear view of USS Paul Hamilton at the Manila Port Harbor
- An AN/SPY-1 Antenna of USS Paul Hamilton
- Side view of the Phalanx CIWS of USS Paul Hamilton
- Side view of the Mk 141 and Mk 32 launchers of USS Paul Hamilton
- Side view of the Mk 45 main gun of USS Paul Hamilton
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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- "Mk46 MOD 1 Optical Sight System". Kollmorgen. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- Rockwell, David (2017-07-12). "The Kollmorgen/L-3 KEO Legacy". Teal Group. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- Hart, Jackie (2023-12-17). "Decoy Launch System Installed Aboard USS Ramage". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- "HMS Duncan joins US Carrier on strike operations against ISIL". Royal Navy. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- Kehoe, Adam; Cecotti, Marc (2022-06-10). "Drone Swarms That Harassed Navy Ships Off California Demystified In New Documents". The Drive. Archived from the original on 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- Kehoe, Adam; Cecotti, Marc (June 15, 2022). "Navy Releases Videos From Mysterious Drone Swarms Around Warships Off California". The Drive. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- Keller, Jared (19 Oct 2020). "We salute the USS Paul Hamilton for flying a Revolutionary War battle flag on its way back to port". Task & Purpose. Recurrent Ventures. Retrieved 26 Jun 2023.
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