{"id":13832,"date":"2018-03-13T21:29:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T21:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/13\/two-destroyers-named-for-marine-corps-veterans\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:47:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:47:27","slug":"two-destroyers-named-for-marine-corps-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/03\/13\/two-destroyers-named-for-marine-corps-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"Two destroyers named for Marine Corps veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/naval\/2018\/02\/10\/navy-is-seeking-proposals-for-more-destroyers\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Arleigh Burke-class<\/a> destroyers, the Ralph Johnson and the Patrick Gallagher, have been named after Vietnam War Marine Corps veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The destroyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/09\/21\/new-navy-destroyer-to-be-commissioned-in-south-carolina\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Ralph Johnson<\/a> is headed to Charleston, South Carolina, where on March 24, it will be the latest destroyer to be commissioned into the U.S. Navy, according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sunherald.com\/news\/local\/counties\/jackson-county\/article204365549.html\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\">Sun Herald<\/a>. It will then make its way to its home port of Everett, Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The destroyer, which set sail on Friday from Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, is named after Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Ralph Henry Johnson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4209663.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4209663.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4209663.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4209663.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4209663.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) and the akizuki-class destroyer JS Fuyuzuki (DD-118) line in a formation during a missile exercise for MultiSail. MultiSail is a bilateral training exercise improving interoperability between the U.S. and Japanese forces. This exercise benefits from realistic, shared training enhancing our ability to work together to confront any contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sarah Myers\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> On March 5, 1968, at the age of 19, Johnson threw his body over a grenade to block his fellow Marines from the blast. He died instantly, and in 1970, was posthumously honored by President Richard Nixon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built is also named after a Vietnam War Marine Corps veteran, according to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.navy.mil\/submit\/display.asp?story_id=104681\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover69938\" style=\"\">Navy press release<\/a>, and will be constructed at Bath Iron Works, a division of General Dynamics in Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The destroyer Patrick Gallagher will be capable of fighting air, surface and subsurface battles simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> On July 18, 1966, Lance Cpl. 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