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US Navy - Guided Missile Destroyer DDG 117 - USS Paul Ignatius |
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Type,
class: Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG; Arleigh Burke
class, Flight IIA Builder: Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA STATUS: Awarded: June 3, 2013 Laid down: October 20, 2015 Launched: November 12, 2016 Commissioned: July 27, 2019 IN SERVICE Homeport: forward deployed at Naval Station Rota, Spain Namesake: Paul R. Ignatius (1920- ) Ships Motto: ALWAYS READY - FIGHT ON Technical Data: see: INFO > Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG |
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 Mk.32 torpedo tubes exercise - Mediterranean Sea - October 2023  Visby, Gotland, Sweden - October 6, 2023  approaching Stockholm, Sweden - September 29, 2023  Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire exercise - Atlantic Ocean - August 2023  departing Naval Station Rota, Spain - August 15, 2023  Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire exercise - Ligurian Sea - July 2023  Adriatic Sea - July 2023  during NATO exercise BALTOPS - Baltic Sea - June 2023  during NATO exercise BALTOPS - Baltic Sea - June 2023  during NATO exercise BALTOPS - Baltic Sea - June 2023  Tallinn, Estonia - June 2023  Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 2023  during a firefighting exercise at Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 2023  Kiel, Germany - December 2022  Helsinki, Finland - December 2022  off Plymouth, U.K. - November 2022  Gdynia, Poland - September 2022  Riga, Latvia - September 2022  Baltic Sea - September 2022  Mk.15 Mod.31 SeaRAM CIWS maintenance - Baltic Sea - September 2022  Mk.15 Mod.31 SeaRAM CIWS maintenance - Baltic Sea - September 2022  Baltic Sea - August 2022  Baltic Sea - August 2022  Mk.38 Mod.2 machine gun fire exercise - Baltic Sea - August 2022  Naval Station Rota, Spain - August 2022  Azores, Portugal - May 2022  Azores, Portugal - May 2022  Atlantic Ocean - May 2022  departing Naval Station Mayport, Florida - April 2022  Atlantic Ocean - March 2022  Atlantic Ocean - March 2022  Atlantic Ocean - September 2021  Atlantic Ocean - August 2021  Atlantic Ocean - August 2021  Atlantic Ocean - June 2021  Atlantic Ocean - June 2021  Atlantic Ocean - June 2021  Atlantic Ocean - June 2021  Atlantic Ocean - June 2021  Atlantic Ocean - June 2021  Atlantic Ocean - June 2021  Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire exercise - Atlantic Ocean - June 2021  USS Paul Ignatius successfully fired a RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) interceptor to engage a ballistic missile target during At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield - British Isles - May 2021  RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) launch during At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield - British Isles - May 2021  RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) launch during At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield - British Isles - May 2021  Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire exercise during At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield - British Isles - May 2021  Atlantic Ocean - May 2021  Mk. 38 Mod.2 gun fire exercise - May 2021  Atlantic Ocean - September 2020  Atlantic Ocean - September 2020  Mk. 38 Mod.2 25mm machine gun system - May 2020  arriving at Naval Station Mayport, Florida - July 31, 2019  arriving at Naval Station Mayport, Florida - July 31, 2019  commissioning ceremony - Port Everglades, Florida - July 27, 2019  commissioning ceremony - Port Everglades, Florida - July 27, 2019  commissioning ceremony - Port Everglades, Florida - July 27, 2019  commissioning ceremony - Port Everglades, Florida - July 27, 2019  commissioning ceremony - Port Everglades, Florida - July 27, 2019  prepared for commissioning - Port Everglades, Florida - July 25, 2019  Naval Station Mayport, Florida - June 2019  Naval Station Mayport, Florida - June 2019  Ship’s sponsor Nancy Ignatius christens the guided-missile destroyer Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Paul Ignatius (DDG 117), named for her husband, former Secretary of the Navy Paul Ignatius. Also pictured are Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson, left; Cmdr. Robby Trotter, the ship’s prospective commanding officer; Dr. Elisa Ignatius, granddaughter of Paul and Nancy Ignatius; Paul Ignatius, the ship’s namesake; Philip Gunn, speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives; and Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias - Pascagoula, Mississippi - April 8, 2017 (HII photo via USN)  launching at Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - November 12, 2016  launching at Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - November 12, 2016  launching at Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - November 12, 2016  launching at Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - November 12, 2016  Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus delivers remarks on the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) during its naming ceremony - June 11, 2013 |
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USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117): WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus hosted a ceremony today to celebrate the recent announcement that the next Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer will be named USS Paul Ignatius. "The Ignatius will be in our fleet for three to four decades. It will sail virtually every ocean of the world," said Mabus. "It will be a reminder of the experience, and the wisdom of Paul Ignatius." The ceremony was held in the Pentagon and attended by former Navy Secretary Paul Ignatius, his family and current and former civilian and uniformed naval officials and guests. In addition to Ignatius, five former Secretaries and acting Secretaries of the Navy were in attendance to commemorate the occasion. "I was really quite overwhelmed when Secretary Mabus told me that this ship was going to be named in my honor," said Ignatius. "The Navy meant a lot to me in my life." The future USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) will be the first naval ship to bear this name. - - - - - US Navy press release - July 29, 2019 : PORT EVERGLADES, Fla (NNS) -- The ship’s namesake, Paul Ignatius, served honorably as Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon Johnson from 1967 to 1969 and as a commissioned lieutenant during World War II aboard the Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Manila Bay (CVE 61). “What could be greater than serving aboard a Unites States destroyer,” said Ignatius himself, speaking from a podium aboard the ship’s quarterdeck. “Destroyers have an honorable role in Navy history because of their many capabilities.” It was Dr. Elisa Ignatius, granddaughter to the ship’s sponsor, the late Nancy Ignatius, who ordered the crew to bring the ship to life. Sailors rushed from shore, carrying aboard their motto “ALWAYS READY, FIGHT ON,” running two-at-a time to populate the ship. Medals jangled from their dress whites as Paul Ignatius Sailors manned all rail space and deck stations available under a sun-lit, billowing Ensign. “Thank you all for your mental toughness and unwavering dedication to get our ship through every milestone of performing at sea with excellence,” said Cmdr. Robby D. Trotter, commanding officer of Paul Ignatius, to his crew. “I’m extremely proud of each and every one of you.” Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer was the ceremony’s principal speaker. "The ship in her magnificence alone provides peace through presence and will keep the maritime commons open, which is the artery of free trade and commerce for our allies, friends and ourselves," said Spencer, the 76th Secretary of the Navy. "But please keep in mind that at a moment's notice, this well-trained crew and this ship can be put into harm's way as your forward-deployed force to deliver the fight tonight in order to keep our peace and prosperity. That is the mission of this crew. That is the mission of this ship. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the mission of your United States Navy." About 310 officers and enlisted personnel make up the crew of Paul Ignatius, slated to be home ported in Mayport, Florida. Together they have tried, tested and demonstrated seaworthiness as a lethal, ready and well-trained crew prepared to forward-operate in any ocean of the world. “It’s a rare and special opportunity for a Sailor to be a plank owner,” said Chief Machinist’s Mate Gilbert Laguerre, the leading chief petty officer of Paul Ignatius’ auxiliary division. “We learn first-hand from the builders how to manage our equipment as it’s installed and we take great pride in becoming subject-matter experts.” The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer sails up to 30 knots at sea, carrying advanced RADAR and SONAR systems that allow the ship to engage targets in the air, on the sea and underwater. The decks host two MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS), one five-inch gun turret, a close-in weapons system (CIWS) and two MK 32 triple-barrel torpedo mounts. The guest speakers also included Fort Lauderdale’s Broward County Mayor Mark D. Bogen, who welcomed the community to the ceremony, and Huntington Ingalls Industry President Michael C. Peters, who shared details of the momentous energy and thought put into the ship’s design and construction. Trotter reported Paul Ignatius ready and in his command to Adm. Craig Faller, Commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). |
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Paul Robert Ignatius (November 11, 1920- ): Paul Robert Ignatius was an American government official who served as Secretary of the Navy between 1967 and 1969 and was the Assistant Secretary of Defense during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. Ignatius was born in 1920, Glendale, California, the son of Armenian parents who migrated to the United States, Elisa (née Jamgochian) and Hovsep "Joseph" B. Ignatius. Ignatius is a trustee of the George C. Marshall Foundation and member of the Federal City Council and the Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs. He has served previously as chairman of the Board of Trustees for Logistics Management Institute; chairman, president and CEO of Air Transport Association; president of The Washington Post newspaper and executive vice president of The Washington Post Company; Secretary of the Navy; Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics). He founded Harbridge House, Inc., a Boston management consulting and research firm. Ignatius received his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California (Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Tau) and his MBA degree from Harvard Business School. He served as a commissioned lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in World War II. wikipedia - - - - - another biography: Paul R. Ignatius was born in Los Angeles, California, on 11 November 1920, and attended public schools in Glendale, a suburb of Los Angeles. A 1942 graduate of the University of Southern California, he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. During World War II, Mr. Ignatius served as a Lieutenant in the US Naval Reserve, principally as an aviation ordnance officer in the escort aircraft carrier Manila Bay in the Pacific. Mr. Ignatius holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Harvard University (1947). He was a Research Assistant and an Instructor in Business Administration at Harvard from 1947 to 1950. In 1950, with two of his Harvard Business School associates, he formed the management consulting and research firm, Harbridge House, Inc. For the next eleven years, he had a major role in the development and expansion of Harbridge House. His efforts were devoted to consulting and research in military supply and procurement, and in the procurement responsibilities of a large segment of defense industry. Mr. Ignatius was Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Logistics) from 22 May 1961 until 28 February 1964, when he became Under Secretary of the Army, On 12 December 1964 he assumed the Office of Assistant secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics) and on 1 September 1967 he became Secretary of the Navy. source: US NHHC |
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Paul R. Ignatius The ship’s namesake, former Secretary of the Navy Paul Ignatius, is escorted onboard by the ship’s first Officer of the Deck, Lieutenant David Sugrue, during the commissioning ceremony of USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) - Port Everglades, Florida - July 27, 2019  during the commissioning ceremony - Port Everglades, Florida - July 27, 2019  during the ship naming ceremony - June 11, 2013  with Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus during the ship naming ceremony - June 11, 2013  with Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus during the ship naming ceremony - June 11, 2013  with his wife during the ship naming ceremony - June 11, 2013  as Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) - September 1, 1967 - January 24, 1969 |
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