USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60)

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USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) is an Template:Sclass (Flight I) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy currently in service. The ship is named after Paul Hamilton, the third United States Secretary of the Navy.

Construction and career

Constructed at Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Bath, Maine, Paul Hamilton was commissioned in Charleston, South Carolina. The destroyer was transferred to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after her commissioning. She is currently homeported in San Diego, California.Template:Cn

In 2003, Paul Hamilton was deployed to the Persian Gulf, Where she participated in Operation Shock And Awe.

In 2009, She deployed once again to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

In July 2015, she along with the Royal Navy's Template:HMS, participated in airstrikes against ISIL.<ref name="ISIL2015">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2019, the cargo ship Bass Strait, belonging to Hong Kong–based Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, launched a series of drones that surveilled and harassed Paul Hamilton in waters off of Southern California.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Moultrie Flag

In honor of the ship's namesake Paul Hamilton, a South Carolinian who was an American Revolutionary War soldier and the 42nd governor of South Carolina, USS Paul Hamilton flies the Moultrie Flag, a Revolutionary War battle flag closely associated with South Carolina.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Gallery

Aboard the Command Information Center (CIC) of Paul Hamilton
Paul Hamilton during Operation Enduring Freedom, 9 November 2002
Paul Hamilton returns to Pearl Harbor after being deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom, 26 April 2003
Paul Hamilton underway in the Pacific Ocean, 18 July 2005
Paul Hamilton steers away from the carrier Template:Ship, 6 February 2007
Paul Hamilton performs shipboard maneuvers with sister ship Template:Ship during exercise Koa Kai, 13 November 2010
Friends and family greet the homecoming ship Paul Hamilton, 29 June 2011
Paul Hamilton fires a SM-2 missile, RIMPAC 2012
Bridge of Paul Hamilton, RIMPAC 2014
Left side view of Paul Hamilton at Manila Port Harbor, 2015
Rear view of Paul Hamilton at Manila Port Harbor
An AN/SPY-1 antenna of Paul Hamilton
Side view of the Phalanx CIWS of Paul Hamilton
Side view of the Mk 141 and Mk 32 launchers of Paul Hamilton
Side view of the Mk 45 main gun of Paul Hamilton