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| The USS Chung-Hoon in her homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. | |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 6 March 1998 |
| Laid down: | 14 January 2002 |
| Launched: | 15 December 2002 |
| Commissioned: | 18 September 2004 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Actively serving |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,200 tons |
| Length: | 509 ft 6 in |
| Beam: | 66 ft |
| Draught: | 31 ft |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 1 x 32 cell, 1 x 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 96 x RIM-67 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles 1 x 5 in, 2 x 25 mm, 4 x 12.7 mm guns 2 x Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft: | 2 x SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
| Motto: | Imua e na Koa Kai - Go Forward Sea Warriors |
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyerUSS Lassen (DDG-82), an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. The Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers are built around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar. The first ship was commissioned on 4 July 1991. The Arle serving in the United States NavyThe United States Navy USN is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. Navy consists of slightly fewer than 300 ships and over 4,000 operational aircraft. It has over a half million men and women on active or ready re as of 2004.
Chung-Hoon was named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Pai'ea Chung-HoonGordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon ( Honolulu, Hawaii, July 10, 1910 July 1979) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who served during World War II. His father, William Chung-Hoon Jr. a County Treasurer and his mother Agnes Punana, A hawaiian, was a member of (1910-1979), recipient of the Navy CrossThe Navy Cross is the second highest medal that can be awarded by the United States Navy. It was established by Act of Congress (Public Law 253, 65th Congress) and approved on February 4, 1919. Effective Dates The Navy Cross has been in effect since April for his courageous leadership after a devastating kamikazeKamikaze ( from kami meaning "god" and kaze meaning "wind") is a Japanese word — usually translated as divine wind — which came into being as the name of a typhoon that saved Japan from a 1281 Mongol invasion fleet led by Kublai Khan. However, when used i attack in 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II: left several of his crew dead and his ship, USS Sigsbee (DD-502) , severely crippled.
The contract to build her was awarded to Northrop GrummanThe Northrop Grumman Corporation is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of a 1994 merger between Northrop and Grumman. Major components were added later with the acquisition of Logicon, Teledyne Ryan, Litton ( Ingalls, Avondale), Newp Ship Systems on March 6, 1998, and her keel was laid down on January 14, 2002, at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Incorporated. She was launched on January 11, 2003, sponsored by Michelle Punana Chung-Hoon of Honolulu, Hawaii, Chung-Hoon's niece, and commissioned on September 18, 2004.
She is part of the Pacific Fleet and homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.