USS Nitze (DDG-94)
The USS Nitze (DDG 94) is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. It is owned by the United States Navy. The ship was built at Bath Iron Works in Maine. It was finished in 2004.[1] The ship was commissioned on March 5, 2005 after almost a year of testing at sea.[1]
The USS Nitze has done four deployments. The deployments were January 2007 (part of the USS Bataan strike group), September 2008 (part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group), March 2012[2] (part of the USS Enterprise strike group), and November 2013 (deployed alone).
As of February 2016, the Nitze's Commanding Officer was CDR Paul Kaylor, the Executive Officer was CDR Michael Cloud, and the Command Master Chief was Sean Brown.[3]
USS Nitze (DDG-94) Media
Nitze during her commissioning ceremony. USS Nassau and USS Bataan can be seen in the background, March 2005.
USS Nitze seen from her port side, with signal flags displayed on the railing of her helideck, March 2009
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "USS Nitze - About Us". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "USS Nitze Departs for Deployment". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "USS Nitze - Leadership". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
