USS Pinckney
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Pinckney |
| Namesake | William Pinckney |
| Ordered | 6 March 1998 |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 16 July 2001 |
| Launched | 26 June 2002 |
| Commissioned | 29 May 2004 |
| Homeport | Naval Base San Diego |
| Motto | Proud to Serve |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 9,200 long tons (9,300 t) |
| Length | 509 ft 6 in (155.30 m) |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draft | 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 |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 x SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
USS Pinckney (DDG-91) is an Template:Sclass- 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 on board the aircraft carrier Enterprise during the Battle of Santa Cruz.
Pinckney was laid down on 16 July 2001 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, at Pascagoula, Mississippi; launched on 26 June 2002; and commissioned on 29 May 2004 at Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme.
As of 2010, Pinckney is commanded by Commander Matthew M. McGonigle, homeported at NS San Diego, and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 23. In 2016 the ship is commanded by Commander Ryan Blazevitch, and part of Destroyer Squadron 9.[1]
Ship history
USS Pinckney made her maiden deployment September 2005. During this deployment, she made port visits to Guam, Singapore, Australia, Fiji and Hawaii. During this deployment, Pinckney became the first ever guided missile destroyer to refuel and replenish the Mark Five (MK V) high-performance combatant craft. She returned home after five months underway on 24 February 2006.[2]
On 16 February 2007, Pinckney was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award.[3]
Pinckney departed San Diego on 2 April 2007 along with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz for a 6-month deployment. She returned home on 30 September 2007.[4]
On 8 March 2014, Pinckney was diverted from a training mission in the South China Sea, to the southern coast of Vietnam, to help search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.[5]
Awards
USS Pinckney has been awarded the Navy Battle "E" several times
- 01-Jan-2006 31-Dec-2006 [6]
References
- ^ "Carrier Strike Group Eleven". U.S. Navy. 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ USS Pinckney Returns From Historic Deployment. U.S. Navy
- ^ Surface Force Ships, Crews Earn Battle "E". U.S. Navy
- ^ "Pinckney Returns Home". US Navy. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
- ^ "Missing Malaysia plane: Search area widened". BBC. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ [1]
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