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USS ''Nitze'' (DDG-94) is an . She is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Paul Nitze, who served as Secretary of the Navy under president Lyndon B. Johnson and as chief arms control adviser in the administration of president Ronald Reagan. == Overview == The contract to build her was awarded to Bath Iron Works Corporation in Bath, Maine on March 6, 1998 and her keel was laid down on September 20, 2002. She was launched on April 3, 2004 sponsored by Elisabeth Porter, Nitze's wife. Nitze, who was 97 years old at the time, was present at the christening, thus adding the destroyer to the rapidly growing list of military vessels named after living Americans (Nitze died 6½ months later). ''Nitze'' was commissioned on March 5, 2005, with Cmdr. Michael A. Hegarty in command. ''Nitze'', homeported in Norfolk, VA, went on her maiden deployment in January 2007 as part of the Expeditionary Strike Group, returning home on July 3, 2007. On September 12, 2008, ''Nitze'' departed Norfolk for a seven-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group Two, led by , returning on April 18, 2009. In October 2009, ''Nitze'' was open to the public for tours in downtown Norfolk as part of the Navy Fleet Week celebration. She was moored at the Nauticus Museum and Half Moone Cruise terminal. From July 1-5, 2011, ''Nitze'' was docked in Eastport, Maine, for 4th of July celebrations. From March 12 to November 4, 2012, ''Nitze'' completed her third deployment to the Fifth Fleet Area of Responsibility with the Battlegroup (CCSG 12). ''Nitze'' was deployed a fourth time, from November 29, 2013 to July 15, 2014, spending most of their time off the Horn of Africa conducting maritime security operations. ''Nitze'' is currently under the command of Cmdr. Paul Kaylor; Cmdr. Michael Cloud serves as Executive Officer. ''Nitze''s sailors are known as'' "Cold Warriors" in reference to Paul Nitze's involvement in shaping US Cold War policy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Nitze」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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