USS John Paul Jones in the Persian Gulf
Career (US)
Namesake:	John Paul Jones
Ordered:	25 September 1987
Laid down:	8 August 1990
Launched:	26 October 1991
Commissioned:	18 December 1993
Homeport:	San Diego, California
Motto:	In Harm's Way
Fate:	Active in service as of 2008
General characteristics
Class and type:	Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Displacement:	Light: approx. The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the John Paul Jones ( &ndash) was America's first well-known naval hero in the American Revolutionary War. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Naval Base San Diego is the largest base of the United States Navy on the west coast of the United States, in San Diego, California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Characteristics The Arleigh Burke class are among the largest and most powerful destroyers ever built both larger and more heavily armed than many previous cruisers 6,794. 38 tons Full: approx. 8,885. 66 tons
Length:	505 ft (154 m)
Beam:	66 ft (20 m)
Draft:	31 ft (9. 4 m)
Propulsion:	4 General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, two shafts, 100,000 total shaft horsepower (75 MW)
Speed:	30+ knots (56+ km/h)
Range:	4,400 nautical miles at 20 knots (8,100 km at 37 km/h)
Complement:	23 Officers 24 Chief Petty Officers 291 Enlisted Personnel
Sensors and processing systems:	• AN/SPY-1D Radar • AN/SPS-67(V)2 Surface Search Radar • AN/SPS-64(V)9 Surface Search Radar • AN/SQS-53C Sonar Array • AN/SQR-19 Tactical Towed Array Sonar • AN/SQQ-28 LAMPS III Shipboard System
Electronic warfare and decoys:	• AN/SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Warfare System • AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures • MK 36 MOD 12 Decoy Launching System • AN/SLQ-39 CHAFF Buoys
Armament:	1 × 29 cell, 1 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems with 90 × RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc missiles 1 × Mark 45 5/54 in (127/54 mm) 2 × 25 mm chain gun 4 × .50 caliber (12. The General Electric LM2500 industrial and marine Turboshaft Gas turbine is a derivative of GE Aircraft Engines ' CF6-6 aircraft engine (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority Chief Petty Officer is a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many naval services and coast guards. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below --> United States Navy enlisted rate The AN/SLQ -32 is a shipboard Electronic warfare suite built by the Raytheon Company of Goleta California. The BAE Systems Mark 36 Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Chaff (abbreviated as SRBOC or "Super-arboc" is a short-range mortar intended to launch chaff A Vertical Launching System ( VLS) is a type of Missile -firing system used aboard the Submarines and surface vessels of several navies around the The RIM-66 Standard MR (SM-1MR/SM-2MR is a medium range Surface-to-air missile (SAM originally developed for the United States Navy (USN The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM is a long-range all-weather subsonic cruise missile The RUM-139 VL-ASROC is an anti-submarine missile in the ASROC family currently built by the Lockheed Martin company for the U History The Bushmaster project started as an offshoot of the US Army 's MICV-65 program that was attempting to introduce a new Infantry fighting vehicle This article is about the.50 caliber M2 machine gun For the.30-06 M2 machine gun see M1919 Browning machine gun. 7 mm) guns 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried:	1 SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter can be embarked

USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) is the third Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer and the first ship of the class homeported on the west coast. Characteristics The Arleigh Burke class are among the largest and most powerful destroyers ever built both larger and more heavily armed than many previous cruisers She was built at the Bath Iron Works in Maine.

Description

The mission of John Paul Jones is to conduct prompt and sustained operations at sea in support of U. S. national interests. John Paul Jones is capable of operating independently, as an element of a coordinated force, or as the nucleus of a surface action group, and to direct and coordinate anti-air, surface, undersea, and strike warfare operations. The ship is named in honor of Naval hero, John Paul Jones, and derives her motto from a famous quote of his, "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way. John Paul Jones ( &ndash) was America's first well-known naval hero in the American Revolutionary War. "^[1]

In order to successfully conduct this mission, John Paul Jones has been fitted with the latest weapons, engineering, and damage control systems. The AEGIS Weapons system is the most advanced air defense network in the world. The Aegis combat system is an integrated weapons system used by the United States Navy. John Paul Jones is capable of conducting both offensive and defensive operations using Tomahawk and Harpoon cruise missiles, standard missiles, CIWS, and 5 inch (127 mm) gun. The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM is a long-range all-weather subsonic cruise missile The Harpoon is an all-weather over-the-horizon, Anti-ship missile system developed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Integrated A Close-in weapon system (CIWS is a naval shipboard Point-defense weapon for detecting and destroying incoming Anti-ship missiles and enemy aircraft The Arleigh Burke Class is the first class of U. S. warships to be fitted with an integrated Chemical, Biological and Radiological defense system. ^[1]

John Paul Jones was selected as the Shock Trial platform for the DDG-51 Class. The ship was subjected to a series of close range explosions in order for the Navy to obtain critical information concerning the survivability of the DDG-51 class in a shock environment. The crew prepared the ship for the most demanding and complex surface ship shock trial test in the history of the Navy. The ship has completed four deployments to the Persian Gulf. The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the ^[1]

On March 13, 2006, John Paul Jones was named an honorary flagship for the upcoming search for the remains of the original Bonhomme Richard. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The current amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard was also named an honorary flagship. Mission The primary mission of USS Bonhomme Richard is to embark deploy and land elements of a Marine landing force in amphibious assault operations by Helicopter ^[1]

Trivia

On September 20, 1995, an F-14A Tomcat was involved in a spectacular explosion in the vicinity of John Paul Jones. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 A fly-by at transonic speed was performed, during which the engine exploded (due to "compression failure") 55 miles away from the carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln. Ship history Construction Lincoln' s contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982 her keel was laid 3 November 1984 at Both pilot and WSO ejected and survived with only minor burns. Videos are widely available on the internet. ^[2][3]

References

• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U. The Naval Vessel Register ( NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy. S. government publication, is in the public domain. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The entry can be found here.

External links

• US Navy: USS John Paul Jones Official Website