Nitze during her commissioning ceremony. USS Nassau and USS Bataan can be seen in the background, March 2005.
The contract to build her was awarded to Bath Iron Works Corporation in Bath, Maine, on 6 March 1998, and her keel was laid down on 20 September 2002. She was launched on 3 April 2004, sponsored by Elisabeth Porter, Nitze's wife. Nitze, who was 97 years old at the time, was present at the christening, thus adding the destroyer to the list of U.S. military vessels named after living Americans. Nitze was commissioned on 5 March 2005 in Norfolk, Virginia. Nitze, homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, went on her maiden deployment in January 2007 as part of the USS Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group, returning home on 3 July 2007.
On 12 September 2008, Nitze departed Norfolk for a seven-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group Two, led by USS Theodore Roosevelt, returning on 18 April 2009. In October 2009, Nitze was open to the public for tours in downtown Norfolk as part of the Navy Fleet Week celebration. She was moored at the Nauticus Museum and Half Moone Cruise terminal. During 1–5 July 2011, Nitze was docked in Eastport, Maine, for 4th of July celebrations.
USS Nitze seen from her port side, with signal flags displayed on the railing of her helideck, March 2009
From 12 March to 4 November 2012, Nitze completed her third deployment to the Fifth Fleet Area of Responsibility with the USS Enterprise Battlegroup (CCSG 12). Nitze was deployed a fourth time, from 29 November 2013, to 15 July 2014, spending most of their time off the Horn of Africa conducting maritime security operations.
On 24 August 2016, Nitze was conducting a routine transit near the Strait of Hormuz, accompanied by USS Mason, when the ship was approached by four small patrol craft of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The US Navy called the maneuver a "high speed intercept". After multiple attempts to contact the vessels, and then to warn them away, Nitze changed course to avoid closer contact. Two of the Iranian craft closed to 300 yards (270 m) before finally slowing and moving off.[1]
On 13 October 2016, following two missile attacks on Mason from Houthi-held territory in war-torn Yemen, Nitze attacked three radar sites which had been involved in the earlier attacks with Tomahawk cruise missiles; the Pentagon assessed that all three sites were destroyed.[2]
Nitze was underway for First East Coast Carrier Strike Group SWATT November 2018.[3]
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nitze, arleigh, burke, class, destroyer, named, paul, nitze, served, secretary, navy, under, president, lyndon, johnson, chief, arms, control, adviser, administration, president, ronald, reagan, april, 2011history, united, states, namenitze, namesakepaul, nitz. USS Nitze DDG 94 is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer She is named for Paul Nitze who served as Secretary of the Navy under president Lyndon B Johnson and as chief arms control adviser in the administration of president Ronald Reagan USS Nitze on 23 April 2011History United States NameNitze NamesakePaul Nitze Ordered6 March 1998 BuilderBath Iron Works Laid down20 September 2002 Launched3 April 2004 Commissioned5 March 2005 IdentificationMMSI number 369974000 Callsign NCWR Hull number DDG 94 MottoVision Courage Determination Honours andawardsSee Awards Statusin active service Badge General characteristics Class and typeArleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer Displacement6 600 tons light 9 200 tons full 2 600 tons dead Length509 feet 6 inches 155 30 m length overall 471 feet 144 m waterline length Beam66 feet 20 m extreme 59 feet 18 m at waterline Draft31 feet 9 4 m maximum 22 feet 6 7 m limit PropulsionFour General Electric LM2500 30 gas turbines two shafts 100 000 shp 75 MW SpeedOver 30 knots 56 km h 35 mph Complement30 officers 350 sailors ArmamentGuns 1 5 inch 127 mm 62 Mk 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun 1 20 mm 0 8 in Phalanx CIWS 2 25 mm 0 98 in Mk 38 machine gun system 4 0 50 inches 12 7 mm caliber guns Missiles 1 32 cell 1 64 cell 96 total cells Mk 41 vertical launching system VLS RIM 66M surface to air missile RIM 156 surface to air missile RIM 174A standard ERAM RIM 161 anti ballistic missile RIM 162 ESSM quad packed BGM 109 Tomahawk cruise missile RUM 139 vertical launch ASROC Torpedoes 2 Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes Mark 46 lightweight torpedo Mark 50 lightweight torpedo Mark 54 lightweight torpedo Aircraft carried2 MH 60R Seahawk helicopters Contents 1 Service history 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksService history edit nbsp Nitze during her commissioning ceremony USS Nassau and USS Bataan can be seen in the background March 2005 The contract to build her was awarded to Bath Iron Works Corporation in Bath Maine on 6 March 1998 and her keel was laid down on 20 September 2002 She was launched on 3 April 2004 sponsored by Elisabeth Porter Nitze s wife Nitze who was 97 years old at the time was present at the christening thus adding the destroyer to the list of U S military vessels named after living Americans Nitze was commissioned on 5 March 2005 in Norfolk Virginia Nitze homeported in Norfolk Virginia went on her maiden deployment in January 2007 as part of the USS Bataan Expeditionary Strike Group returning home on 3 July 2007 On 12 September 2008 Nitze departed Norfolk for a seven month deployment with Carrier Strike Group Two led by USS Theodore Roosevelt returning on 18 April 2009 In October 2009 Nitze was open to the public for tours in downtown Norfolk as part of the Navy Fleet Week celebration She was moored at the Nauticus Museum and Half Moone Cruise terminal During 1 5 July 2011 Nitze was docked in Eastport Maine for 4th of July celebrations nbsp USS Nitze seen from her port side with signal flags displayed on the railing of her helideck March 2009 From 12 March to 4 November 2012 Nitze completed her third deployment to the Fifth Fleet Area of Responsibility with the USS Enterprise Battlegroup CCSG 12 Nitze was deployed a fourth time from 29 November 2013 to 15 July 2014 spending most of their time off the Horn of Africa conducting maritime security operations On 24 August 2016 Nitze was conducting a routine transit near the Strait of Hormuz accompanied by USS Mason when the ship was approached by four small patrol craft of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps The US Navy called the maneuver a high speed intercept After multiple attempts to contact the vessels and then to warn them away Nitze changed course to avoid closer contact Two of the Iranian craft closed to 300 yards 270 m before finally slowing and moving off 1 On 13 October 2016 following two missile attacks on Mason from Houthi held territory in war torn Yemen Nitze attacked three radar sites which had been involved in the earlier attacks with Tomahawk cruise missiles the Pentagon assessed that all three sites were destroyed 2 Nitze was underway for First East Coast Carrier Strike Group SWATT November 2018 3 In July 2022 Nitze deployed as part of Destroyer Squadron 26 along with USS Delbert D Black USS Truxtun and USS Farragut embarked with Carrier Strike Group 10 led by USS George H W Bush 4 5 As part of the deployment the ship sailed in the Sea of Marmara in February 2023 making it the first U S warship to enter the Sea of Marmara since the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 6 7 She returned to Norfolk on 5 April 2023 completing a nine month long deployment 8 Awards editCombat Action Ribbon 9 15 Oct 2016 Navy Unit Commendation Sep 2008 Apr 2009 Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Jan 2011 Nov 2012 Navy E Ribbon 2007 2009 2012 2014 2017 2020 2021 2022 Secretary of the Navy SECNAV Energy Conservation Award combatant medium large category 2016 9 References edit Rizzo Jennifer 24 August 2016 Iranian vessels conduct high speed intercept of US destroyer CNN Retrieved 25 August 2016 Yemen conflict US strikes radar sites after missile attack on ship BBC News 13 October 2016 Retrieved 13 October 2016 DVIDS News USS Nitze DDG 94 Underway for First East Coast Carrier Strike Group SWATT Dvidshub net Retrieved 20 November 2021 USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker Aug 15 2022 USNI News 15 August 2022 Retrieved 16 October 2022 USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker Oct 13 2022 USNI News 13 October 2022 Retrieved 16 October 2022 First US warship to transit near Black Sea since war in Ukraine departs Turkey stripes com 7 February 2023 Retrieved 18 February 2023 Mongilio Heather 3 February 2023 U S Destroyer Operating Near the Black Sea for First Time Since Russia Invaded Ukraine USNI News Retrieved 18 February 2023 Vandiesal Cryton 5 April 2023 USS Nitze Returns from Deployment U S Navy Press Office Retrieved 24 April 2023 USS Nitze Awarded SECNAV Energy Conservation Award Archived from the original on 22 May 2017 Retrieved 17 March 2020 This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Nitze DDG 94 USS Nitze s Web site USS Nitze fires Tomahawk missiles at Houthi radar sites 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Nitze amp oldid 1219115252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
