USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) 24-inch Mahogany Model

Description: USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) 24-inch Mahogany Model Sailors! Enjoy this beautifully crafted USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) 24-inch Mahogany Model. You'll love the traditional craftsmanship that went into the making of this model. Length - 24 inches Made from Mahogany US Naval Aviator Owned Business 200623-N-TP834-1549 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 23, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) steam in formation during dual carrier operations with the Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Groups (CSG). Dual carrier operations unify the tactical power of two individual CSG, providing fleet commanders with an unmatched, unified credible combat force capable of operating indefinitely. The CSGs are on a scheduled deployments to the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released) USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Ralph Johnson is the 64th ship of the class and was commissioned on 24 March 2018. Construction and career The contract to build the destroyer was awarded on 26 September 2011 to Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi.[7][8] On 15 February 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship was to be named Ralph Johnson in honor of Marine Ralph H. Johnson, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for shielding two fellow Marines from a grenade in March 1968 during the Vietnam War.[9][10][11] The contract was worth $697.6 million fixed price, and was also the 30th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer contract issued to Ingalls Shipbuilding.[12] Ralph Johnson is the 64th ship of the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers, the first of which, USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), was commissioned in July 1991.[13] With 75 ships planned to be built in total, the class has the longest production run for any U.S. Navy surface combatant.[14] As an Arleigh Burke-class ship, Ralph Johnson's roles included anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare, as well as strike operations.[6] During the long production run, the class was built in three flights—Flight I (DDG-51-DDG-71), Flight II (DDG-72-DDG-78), and Flight IIA (DDG-79- ).[15] Ralph Johnson is a Flight IIA ship, and as such, features several improvements in terms of ballistic missile defence, an embarked air wing, and the inclusion of mine-detecting ability.

Price: 1440 USD

Location: Seymour, Tennessee

End Time: 2025-01-04T16:56:46.000Z

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