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USS Pinckney (DDG 91)

USS PINCKNEY is the 13th Flight IIA ARLEIGH BURKE - class guided missile destroyer and the first ship in the Navy named after Navy Cook Third Class William Pinckney, (1915-1975), recipient of the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember onboard the USS ENTERPRISE (CV 6) during the Battle of Santa Cruz.

General Characteristics:Awarded: March 6, 1998
Keel laid: July 16, 2001
Launched: June 26, 2002
Commissioned: May 29, 2004
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss.
Propulsion system: four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines
Propellers: two
Length: 508,5 feet (155 meters)
Beam: 67 feet (20.4 meters)
Draft: 30,5 feet (9.3 meters)
Displacement: approx. 9,200 tons full load
Speed: 32 knots
Aircraft: two SH-60 (LAMPS 3) helicopters
Armament: one Mk-45 5"/62 caliber lightweight gun, two Mk-41 VLS for Standard missiles and Tomahawk ASM/LAM, one 20mm Phalanx CIWS, two Mk-32 triple torpedo tubes for Mk-50 and Mk-46 torpedoes, two Mk 38 Mod 2 25mm machine gun systems
Homeport: San Diego, Calif.
Crew: approx. 320


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS PINCKNEY. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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USS PINCKNEY Cruise Books:


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About the Ship’s Name:

USS PINCKNEY is named after Navy Cook Third Class William Pinckney, (1915-1975), recipient of the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember onboard the USS ENTERPRISE (CV 6) during the Battle of Santa Cruz. When an explosion killed four of the six men at his battle station in an ammunition handling room, Pinckney and the other surviving sailor attempted to exit through a hatch to the hangar deck above. When the other man grasped the scorching hatch, he fell back unconscious. Despite the suffocating smoke, flames, and gasoline fumes surrounding him, Pinckney carried the sailor to safety. For his selfless heroism, Pinckney was awarded the Navy Cross.


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The photo below was taken by me and shows the PINCKNEY departing Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 10, 2008.



The photos below were taken by Thomas Heinrich and show the PINCKNEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 21, 2009.



The photos below were taken by me. The first photo shows the PINCKNEY departing Pearl Harbor, Hi., on her way to the US West Coast on March 20, 2010. The last three photos show the PINCKNEY arriving at San Diego, Calif., on March 26, 2010, after an extended 8-month deployment to the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PINCKNEY at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair during her Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) scheduled to take until September 2015. The photos were taken on December 27, 2014.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PINCKNEY still undergoing her Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) at San Diego, Calif. The photos were taken on October 2, 2015.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PINCKNEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on April 18, 2016.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PINCKNEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on September 28, 2018.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PINCKNEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 2, 2019.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning on June 7, 2019, during an open ship event aboard USS PINCKNEY (DDG 91) as part of the Rose Festival in Portland, Or.

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The photos below were taken by Sebastian Thoma and show the PINCKNEY at NASSCO San Diego, Calif., during her Depot Maintenance Period (DMP) on November 28 and November 29 (aerial photo), 2021. PINCKNEY entered the shipyard on November 17, 2021.



The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the PINCKNEY at NASSCO San Diego, Calif., during her Depot Maintenance Period (DMP) on December 28, 2021. PINCKNEY entered the shipyard on November 17, 2021.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PINCKNEY at NASSCO San Diego, Calif., during her Depot Maintenance Period (DMP) on May 29, 2022.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PINCKNEY at NASSCO San Diego, Calif., during her Depot Maintenance Period (DMP) on October 10, 2022. PINCKNEY will be equipped with the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 3, the AN/SPY-6 air and missile defense radar and the Baseline 10 version of the Aegis Combat System. The most striking feature of the upgrade are the new structures below the bridgewings. About 20 Flight IIA ARLEIGH BURKE-class destroyers are planned to receive the update with PINCKNEY being the first ship.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PINCKNEY at NASSCO San Diego, Calif., during her Depot Maintenance Period (DMP) on May 28, 2023. PINCKNEY is being equipped with the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 3, the AN/SPY-6 air and missile defense radar and the Baseline 10 version of the Aegis Combat System. The most striking feature of the upgrade are the new structures below the bridgewings. About 20 Flight IIA ARLEIGH BURKE-class destroyers are planned to receive the update with PINCKNEY being the first ship.



USS PINCKNEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., showing off her redesigned forward superstructure. These modifications are part of the refit with the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 3, the AN/SPY-6 air and missile defense radar and the Baseline 10 version of the Aegis Combat System. About 20 Flight IIA ARLEIGH BURKE-class destroyers are planned to receive the update. The photos were taken by Michael Jenning on October 3, 2023.



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