USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS John Paul Jones and USS Paul Jones.
USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) is the third Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy and the first ship of the class homeported on the west coast. She is the fifth ship named after American Revolutionary War naval captain John Paul Jones and the second to carry his first name. She was built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. The ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 9 of Carrier Strike Group 11, which is headed by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68).[4]
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Name | John Paul Jones |
Namesake | John Paul Jones |
Ordered | 25 September 1987 |
Awarded | 25 September 1987 |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Laid down | 8 August 1990 |
Launched | 26 October 1991 |
Commissioned | 18 December 1993 |
Homeport | Everett |
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Motto | In Harm's Way |
Status | in active service |
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Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
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Length | 505 ft (154 m) |
Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
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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) |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky MH-60R |
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