USS Pinckney (DDG-91)
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 USS Pinckney (foreground) sails alongside the Spanish frigate Almirante Juan de Borbon |
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| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | William Pinckney |
| Ordered: | 6 March 1998 |
| Laid down: | 16 July 2001 |
| Launched: | 26 June 2002 |
| Commissioned: | 29 May 2004 |
| Homeport: | NS San Diego, California |
| Motto: | Proud to Serve |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2008 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,200 LT (9,300 t/10,300 ST) |
| Length: | 509 ft 6 in (155.3 m) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draught: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | >30 kn (56 km/h/35 mph) |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 1 x 32 cell, 1 x 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 96 x RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles 1 x 5/62 in (127/62 mm), 2 x 25 mm, 4 x 12.7 mm guns 2 x Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 x SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
USS Pinckney (DDG-91) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Cook First Class William Pinckney (1915–1975), who received the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember onboard Enterprise (CV-6) during the Battle of Santa Cruz.
Pinckney was laid down on 16 July 2001 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, at Pascagoula, Miss.; launched on 26 June 2002; and commissioned on 29 May 2004 at Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme.
As of 5 April 2006, Pinckney is commanded by Commander John C. Peterschmidt, homeported at NS San Diego, and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 23.
On 16 February 2007, Pinckney was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award. [1]
Pinckney left the Chennai, India shores on July 5, 2007 along with USS Nimitz.
[edit] External links
- USS Pinckney official website
- navsource.org: USS Pinckney
- navysite.de: USS Pinckney
- DDG-91 Personnel Roster at HullNumber.com
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