USS Daniel Inouye explained

USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) is an in the United States Navy. She is named to honor former United States Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii. Inouye was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. She is part of Destroyer Squadron 31 of Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific.^[1]

Construction and commissioning

Daniel Inouye is the third of eight planned Flight IIA "technology insertion" ships, which contains elements of the Flight III ships projected to begin with DDG-125.^[2]

Daniel Inouyes keel was laid on 14 May 2018^[3] and christened by Inouye's widow, Irene Hirano Inouye, on 22 June 2019.^[4] General Dynamics Bath Iron Works delivered the ship to the U.S. Navy on 8 March 2021. She was commissioned on 8 December 2021 in a ceremony at her homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam. Maggie Inouye, with presence of Jessica Inouye and Jennifer Sabas, giving the order to "man our ship and bring her to life" in the place of Irene Hirano Inouye, who died in 2020.

External links

• Official ship's site

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 5, 2022 . Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet Administrative Organization Chart . September 15, 2022 . Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
2. Web site: Vavasseur . Xavier . 2020-12-18 . BIW-built Destroyer Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) Heads to Sea for Builder Trials . 2022-10-26 . Naval News . en-US.
3. Keel Laid for Future USS Daniel Inouye. United States Navy. NNS180515-04. 15 May 2018. 15 May 2018.
4. Web site: BIW-built destroyer USS Daniel Inouye christened in honor of U.S. senator, war hero – The Times Record. Darcie. Moore. 22 June 2019. Brunswick Times Record. 22 June 2019. 24 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190624141943/https://www.timesrecord.com/articles/front-page/biw-built-destroyer-uss-daniel-inouye-christened-in-honor-of-u-s-senator-war-hero/. dead.