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US Navy to Commission New Guided Missile Destroyer at Pearl Harbor

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US Navy to Commission New Guided Missile Destroyer at Pearl Harbor

This will be the U.S. Navy’s first guided missile destroyer fitted with the new Aegis combat system.

US Navy to Commission New Guided Missile Destroyer at Pearl Harbor
Credit: US Navy

The U.S. Navy is slated to commission the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on July 15, the service announced in a statement this week. The commissioning ceremony will be overseen by the commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), Admiral Harry Harris.

The 9,140-ton USS John Finn is 509 feet in length, has a beam of 66 feet, and a navigational draft of 31 feet. Similar to other Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, the USS John Finn is a multi-purpose surface warship capable of conducting anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and anti-surface warfare missions.

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