USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93)
| Career (USA) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Chung-Hoon |
| Namesake: | Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon |
| Awarded: | 6 March 1998 |
| Builder: | Northrop Grumman |
| Laid down: | 14 January 2002 |
| Launched: | 15 December 2002 |
| Sponsored by: | Michelle Punana Chung-Hoon |
| Acquired: | 22 March 2004 |
| Commissioned: | 18 September 2004 |
| Homeport: | Pearl Harbor |
| Motto: | Imua e na Koa Kai - Go Forward Sea Warriors |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 9,200 tons |
| Length: | 509 feet 6 inches (155.30 m) |
| Beam: | 66 feet (20 m) |
| Draft: | 31 feet (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
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USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer serving in the United States Navy. Chung-Hoon was named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon (1910-1979), recipient of the Navy Cross and the Silver Star.
The contract to build her was awarded to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems on 6 March 1998, and her keel was laid down on 14 January 2002, at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Incorporated. She was launched on 11 January 2003, sponsored by Michelle Punana Chung-Hoon of Honolulu, Hawaii, Chung-Hoon's niece, and commissioned on 18 September 2004.[1]
She is part of the Pacific Fleet and homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Operational History
In October 2005, while operating 360 miles northeast of Kahului, Chung-Hoon responded to a distress call from the bulk freighter C-Laurel. Chung-Hoon provided emergency medical care until the ship was within range of Coast Guard aircraft.[2][3]
In September 2006, Chung-Hoon served as host ship to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's Luda class destroyer Qingdao during Qingdao's visit to Pearl Harbor.[4] The two ships conducted communications and mobility exercises on September 10, 2006. According to Xinhua News Agency, it was the first such exercise by USN and PLAN ships.[5]
On January 20, 2009, Chung-Hoon departed Pearl Harbor for a scheduled deployment with the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group.[6]
On 12 March, 2009, Fox News reported that Chung-Hoon was escorting USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23) after the latter had been harassed by Chinese vessels in waters 75 miles south of Hainan.[7]
References
- ↑ USS Chung-Hoon Goes on Duty, Honolulu Advertiser, September 19, 2004.
- ↑ Pearl Harbor Ship Aids Crewmember from Panamanian Ship.
- ↑ USS Chung-Hoon tends to injured crewman on freighter. October 14, 2005.
- ↑ Chinese naval ships visiting isles. Gregg K. Kakesako. Honolulu Star - Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii: Sep 6, 2006. Vol. 11, Iss. 249
- ↑ Chinese, US navy conduct telecommunications, mobility exercise in Pacific. Xinhua news agency, BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific. London: Sep 12, 2006. pg. 1
- ↑ Navy News. Jan. 20, 2009.
- ↑ Obama Calls for Improved Military Dialogue Between U.S. and China, After Naval Confrontation. Fox News. March 12, 2009
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