Posted on Aug 1, 2023
US Navy christens guided-missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
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The ship is named after retired Marine Corps Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr., who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War during an action outside Ky Phu, Quang Tin Province, Vietnam.
The ceremony was attended by Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro, who delivered the principal address. He commended Barnum for his service to the country and hoped that the ship carrying his name would take forth his spirit and story forever.
The keel for the USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr was also ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard on April 6.
The USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. is the first US Navy ship to honour Barnum. The ship’s sponsor is Barnum’s wife, Martha Hill, who christened the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow in a time-honoured Navy tradition.
The ship will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the backbone of the US Navy’s surface fleet, protecting America around the globe. These multi-mission ships conduct various operations, from peacetime presence to national security, providing a range of warfighting capabilities in multi-threat air, surface, and subsurface domains.
The ceremony was attended by Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro, who delivered the principal address. He commended Barnum for his service to the country and hoped that the ship carrying his name would take forth his spirit and story forever.
The keel for the USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr was also ceremoniously laid at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard on April 6.
The USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. is the first US Navy ship to honour Barnum. The ship’s sponsor is Barnum’s wife, Martha Hill, who christened the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow in a time-honoured Navy tradition.
The ship will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the backbone of the US Navy’s surface fleet, protecting America around the globe. These multi-mission ships conduct various operations, from peacetime presence to national security, providing a range of warfighting capabilities in multi-threat air, surface, and subsurface domains.
US Navy christens guided-missile destroyer USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The ship, with the designation DDG 124, will be christened by its sponsor, Martha Hill, who is Barnum's wife, by the breaking of a bottle of sparkling wine across its bow.
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers are designed to carry guided missiles that can be deployed against air and ground targets. The ships also are designed for anti-submarine warfare.
The keel of the ship was laid in 2021.
"Col. Barnum has spent his life in service to our country, and it is an honor to lay the keel of his ship," DDG 51 class program manager Capt. Seth Miller said during a ceremony at the time."
..."The ship, with the designation DDG 124, will be christened by its sponsor, Martha Hill, who is Barnum's wife, by the breaking of a bottle of sparkling wine across its bow.
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers are designed to carry guided missiles that can be deployed against air and ground targets. The ships also are designed for anti-submarine warfare.
The keel of the ship was laid in 2021.
"Col. Barnum has spent his life in service to our country, and it is an honor to lay the keel of his ship," DDG 51 class program manager Capt. Seth Miller said during a ceremony at the time."
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USS John Paul Jones vs Alien Ship.-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-Please watch: "The Gods Must Be Crazy 2 - Stealing Ostrich's Egg." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kmo5ua6H...
I have been on DDG-92 the USS Momsen. I went on board her back in the summer of 2020. She was at Everett navy base. I went with some people within my staff. The commanding general, his chief of staff and his Deputy Commander were not available and neither was the G3. I ended up being the most high-ranking person there and the announced my name when I boarded and left the boat.
A Navy Lieutenant 03 type in charge of security took me through the ship. The captain of the ship was not available. We were able to tour the cic but we had to secure our cell phones outside. The individual with the older style hat and wearing kind of a suit was our CAC ID card guy. He did ID cards of all kinds in our one-star command. He used to be on a submarine in the 1980s and this was his first tour of a surface ship.
https://youtu.be/3EkxRo0e1SI
A Navy Lieutenant 03 type in charge of security took me through the ship. The captain of the ship was not available. We were able to tour the cic but we had to secure our cell phones outside. The individual with the older style hat and wearing kind of a suit was our CAC ID card guy. He did ID cards of all kinds in our one-star command. He used to be on a submarine in the 1980s and this was his first tour of a surface ship.
https://youtu.be/3EkxRo0e1SI
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - Hog as in large or do you mean something else about the boat? The internet term for navy slang PIG BOAT means that the vessel was a USRN vessel used for training. Is this what you meant?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
LTC (Join to see) What is the "Mascot" for USS Arkansas? Razorback? i.e. "Pig Boat" Also Once the Battleships Retired after Desert Storm the Biggest Meanest on the Block were the Nuclear Cruisers Until 1997, Thus another Reason to Call CGN-41 a "Hog" We Could Bring a Lof of Firepower to Bear! A Terror off South America doing LEDO Ops. As Far as the Short Form "Ark" She epitomized that during Fiery Vigil "Ash Pac" besides Transporting Air Force Dependents from Luzon to Cebo We Transported Their Pets!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I understand now, so you were a Cruiser with a lot of Firepower. Now I understand.
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