USS Rafael Peralta
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General John Toolan with the Peralta family at the naming ceremony
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| Name: | Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) |
| Namesake: | Rafael Peralta |
| Ordered: | 26 September 2011 |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 30 October 2014 |
| Christened: | 31 October 2015 |
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| Class & type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The $679.6 million contract to build her was awarded on 26 September 2011 to Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine.[1][2] On 15 February 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship's named to be Rafael Peralta in honor of Marine Rafael Peralta, who was petitioned for the Medal of Honor for shielding several Marines from a grenade in November 2004 during Operation Iraqi Freedom; however, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross instead after doubts regarding the exact sequence of events prior to his death were raised.[3][4]
Rafael Peralta will be the 65th ship of the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers, the first of which, USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), was commissioned in July 1991.[5] With 75 ships planned to be built in total, the class has the longest production run for any U.S. Navy surface combatant.[6] As an Arleigh Burke-class ship, Rafael Peralta's roles will include anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare, as well as strike operations.[7] During its 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– ).[8] Rafael Peralta will be a Flight IIA ship, and as such, will feature several improvements in terms of ballistic missile defence, an embarked air wing, and the inclusion of mine-detecting ability.[7]
History
Construction
By January 2014, the aft portion of the ship had been completed and had begun outfitting.[9]
The ship was christened on October 31, 2015 at Bath Iron Works.[10]
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- ↑ http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/2015/10/31/warship-honoring-marine-rafael-peralta-christened-maine-shipyard/74939116/
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Destroyers To Be Named After Hawaii War Heroes
- Navy names two ships for Marines
- Navy: 3 new ships to be named after war heroes
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