USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee

USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG-123) is a United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer, the 73rd overall for the class. She is named for Chief Nurse Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (1874–1941), a pioneering Navy nurse who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War I, and the first woman to be awarded the Navy Cross.[8]

USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee on 8 May 2023
History
United States
NameLenah Sutcliffe Higbee
NamesakeLenah Higbee
Awarded3 June 2013
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down14 November 2017[1]
Launched27 January 2020
Sponsored by
  • Louisa Dixon
  • Virginia Munford
  • Rolanda Pickett Wilson[2]
Christened24 April 2021[3]
Acquired30 November 2022[4]
Commissioned13 May 2023[5]
HomeportSan Diego
IdentificationHull number: DDG-123
MottoBellatrix illa, "She Is a Warrior"[6]
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[7]
Length513 ft (156 m)[7]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[7]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[7]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[7]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar and helipad

Ingalls Shipbuilding was awarded the contract for Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee in June 2013 and began fabrication of the vessel in January 2017.[9] The ship's keel was laid in a ceremony at the Ingalls shipyards on 14 November 2017.[2] She was christened on 24 April 2021 in Pascagoula, Mississippi.[3] On 30 November 2022, Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee was delivered to the Navy,[10][4] and commissioned in Key West, Florida on 13 May 2023.[5][11]

See also

References
  1. "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. "Keel Laid for Future USS Lenah H Sutcliffe Higbee" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 November 2017. NNS171115-01. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee" (Press release). United States Navy. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  5. "USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Commissions in Conch Republic Honoring Navy Nurses" (Press release). COMNAVSURFPAC. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. "USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  8. Kreisher, Otto (14 June 2016). "Mabus Names Arleigh Burke Destroyer After Higbee, First Woman Awarded Navy Cross". United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  9. "Ingalls starts fabrication of DDG 123". Marine Log. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  10. "HII Delivers Destroyer Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 123) to U S. Navy" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. "Navy commissions Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Lenah Sutcliff Higbee". WJXT. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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