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Welcome to the destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) official webpage.
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Mission/Vision Statement

Command Philosophy

"Excellence through Effort and Teamwork."

Excellence:  To strive to be the best, meet all standards, and exceed expectations.
Effort:  The discipline to work hard to achieve excellence.
Teamwork:  The ability to work with others to accomplish a shared goal.

Command Guidance

Teammate Mentality:  We treat every Sailor with dignity and respect, and we put the needs of others before our individual desires.
Ownership:  Do not be afraid of responsibility as life is more meaningful when you are a warrior in the arena than a critic in the stands.
Toughness:  Mental, Physical and Spiritual readiness will make us a more combat effective  fighting force. We will do hard things in peacetime to prepare our mind, body and soul for battle.

General Characteristics, Arleigh Burke class

  • Builder: Bath Iron Works, Huntington Ingalls Industries

  • Combat System Integrator: Lockheed-Martin

  • Date Deployed: July 4, 1991 USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)

  • Propulsion: Four General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines; two shafts,

    100,000 total shaft horsepower

  • Length: Flights I and II (DDG 51-78): 505 feet (153.92 meters); Flight IIA

    and III (DDG 79 AF): 509 1/2 feet (155.29 meters)

  • Beam: 59 feet (18 meters)

  • Displacement: 8,230 - 9,700 Ltons

  • Speed: In excess of 30 knots

  • Crew: 329 Total (32 Officer, 27 CPO, 270 Enlisted)

  • Armament: Standard Missile (SM-2MR); Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) missiles;

    Tomahawk; six MK-46 torpedoes (from two triple tube mounts);

    Close In Weapon System (CIWS), 5-in. MK 45 Gun, Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)

  • Aircraft: (Flight IIA and III (DDG 79 AF)) Two LAMPS MK III MH-60 B/R helicopters with

    Penguin/Hellfire missiles and MK 46/MK 50 torpedoes

 
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