US Navy Christens USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)

The USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123), the newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was commissioned on May 13 in Key West, Florida. [{ "selector": ".cooaj-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 437px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, the ship's namesake, was the second Superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps and the first woman to receive the Navy Cross. [{ "selector": ".zjmze-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 437px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee is the second ship named after Higbee, following the USS Higbee (DD 806). [{ "selector": ".iubmn-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 437px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The ship is part of the 72nd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be commissioned and is configured as a Flight IIA destroyer. [{ "selector": ".eufxi-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 437px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

It offers power projection, quick reaction time, high firepower, and increased electronic countermeasures capability. [{ "selector": ".almre-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 437px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee is 509.5 feet long, 59 feet wide, and has a displacement of 9,496 tons. [{ "selector": ".oftad-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 437px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The ship will be homeported in San Diego. [{ "selector": ".djgtn-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 435px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]