USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60)

	USS Paul Hamilton at Pearl Harbor on 3 February 2007
History
United States
Name	Paul Hamilton
Namesake	Paul Hamilton
Ordered	22 February 1990
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	24 August 1992
Launched	24 July 1993
Commissioned	27 May 1995
Homeport	San Diego
Identification	MMSI number: 338916000; Callsign: NNPH; ; Hull number: DDG-60;
Motto	The Courage to Prevail
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	Light: approx. 6,800 long tons (6,900 t); Full: approx. 8,900 long tons (9,000 t);
Length	505 ft (154 m)
Beam	59 ft (18 m)
Draft	31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion	2 × Shafts
Speed	In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	4,400 nautical miles at 20 knots; (8,100 km at 37 km/h);
Complement	33 commissioned officers; 38 chief petty officers; 210 enlisted personnel;
Sensors and ; processing systems	AN/SPY-1D PESA 3D radar (Flight I, II, IIA); AN/SPY-6(V)1 AESA 3D radar (Flight III); AN/SPS-67(V)3 or (V)5 surface search radar (DDG-51 – DDG-118); AN/SPQ-9B surface search and fire-control radar (DDG-119 onwards); AN/SPS-73(V)12 surface search/navigation radar (DDG-51 – DDG-86); BridgeMaster E surface search/navigation radar (DDG-87 onwards); 3 × AN/SPG-62 fire-control radar; Mk 46 optical sight system (Flight I, II, IIA)[1]; Mk 20 electro-optical sight system (Flight III)[2]; AN/SQQ-89 ASW combat system, consisting of:; AN/SQS-53C sonar array; AN/SQR-19 tactical towed array sonar (Flight I, II); TB-37U multi-function towed array sonar (DDG-113 onwards); AN/SQQ-28 LAMPS III shipboard system;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare Suites; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures; Mk 36 Mod 12 Decoy Launching Systems; Mk 53 Nulka Decoy Launching Systems; Mk 59 Decoy Launching Systems[3];
Armament	Guns:; 5-inch (127 mm)/54 Mk 45 Mod 1/2 (lightweight gun); 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 Machine Gun System; 4 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) guns; Missiles:; 2 × Mk 141 Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile Launcher; 1 × 29-cell, 1 × 61-cell (90 total cells) Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS):; RIM-66M Surface-to-Air Missile; RIM-156 Surface-to-Air Missile; BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile; RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC; Torpedoes:; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 Lightweight Torpedo; Mark 50 Lightweight Torpedo; Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo;
Aircraft carried	Flight deck can embark 1 Sikorsky MH-60R

USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy currently in service. The ship is named after Paul Hamilton, the third United States Secretary of the Navy.

Construction and career

Constructed at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Bath, Maine, Paul Hamilton was commissioned in Charleston, South Carolina. The destroyer was transferred to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after her commissioning. She is currently homeported in San Diego, California.

In July 2015, she along with the Royal Navy's HMS Duncan, participated in airstrikes against ISIL.[4]

In 2019, cargo ship Bass Strait, belonging to Hong Kong-based Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, launched a series of drones that surveilled and harassed Paul Hamilton in waters off of Southern California.[5][6]

Gallery

Left side view of USS Paul Hamilton at the Manila Port Harbor
Rear view of USS Paul Hamilton at the Manila Port Harbor
An AN/SPY-1 Antenna of USS Paul Hamilton
Side view of the Phalanx CIWS of USS Paul Hamilton
Side view of the Mk 141 and Mk 32 launchers of USS Paul Hamilton
Side view of the Mk 45 main gun of USS Paul Hamilton

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

"Mk46 MOD 1 Optical Sight System". Kollmorgen. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
"Department of Defense: Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Budget Estimates" (PDF). Department of the Navy. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
Hart, Jackie (2023-12-17). "Decoy Launch System Installed Aboard USS Ramage". www.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
"HMS Duncan joins US Carrier on strike operations against ISIL". Royal Navy. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
Kehoe, Adam; Cecotti, Marc (2022-06-10). "Drone Swarms That Harassed Navy Ships Off California Demystified In New Documents". The Drive. Archived from the original on 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
Kehoe, Adam; Cecotti, Marc (June 15, 2022). "Navy Releases Videos From Mysterious Drone Swarms Around Warships Off California". The Drive. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

External links

Official USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) website

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[1] "Mk46 MOD 1 Optical Sight System". Kollmorgen. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-01-26.

[2] "Department of Defense: Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Budget Estimates" (PDF). Department of the Navy. Retrieved 2023-01-26.

[3] Hart, Jackie (2023-12-17). "Decoy Launch System Installed Aboard USS Ramage". www.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2023-01-26.

[ISIL2015-4] "HMS Duncan joins US Carrier on strike operations against ISIL". Royal Navy. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[5] Kehoe, Adam; Cecotti, Marc (2022-06-10). "Drone Swarms That Harassed Navy Ships Off California Demystified In New Documents". The Drive. Archived from the original on 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2022-06-12.

[6] Kehoe, Adam; Cecotti, Marc (June 15, 2022). "Navy Releases Videos From Mysterious Drone Swarms Around Warships Off California". The Drive. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.