Name USS Pinckney Ordered 6 March 1998 Commissioned 29 May 2004 Construction started 16 July 2001 Length 155 m | Namesake William Pinckney Laid down 16 July 2001 Homeport Naval Base San Diego Launched 26 June 2002 Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding | |
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USS Pinckney (DDG-91) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Cook First Class William Pinckney (1915–1975), who received the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember on board the aircraft carrier Enterprise during the Battle of Santa Cruz.
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Pinckney was laid down on 16 July 2001 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, at Pascagoula, Mississippi; launched on 26 June 2002; and commissioned on 29 May 2004 at Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme.
As of 2017, Pinckney is commanded by Commander Frank Walter, homeported at NS San Diego, and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 9.
Ship history
USS Pinckney made her maiden deployment September 2005. During this deployment, she made port visits to Guam, Singapore, Australia, Fiji and Hawaii. During this deployment, Pinckney became the first ever guided missile destroyer to refuel and replenish the Mark Five (MK V) high-performance combatant craft. She returned home after five months underway on 24 February 2006.
On 16 February 2007, Pinckney was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award.
Pinckney departed San Diego on 2 April 2007 along with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz for a 6-month deployment. She returned home on 30 September 2007.
On 8 March 2014, Pinckney was diverted from a training mission in the South China Sea, to the southern coast of Vietnam, to help search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Awards
USS Pinckney has been awarded the Navy Battle "E" several times