{"id":236496,"date":"2024-07-26T18:57:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T18:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=236496"},"modified":"2024-07-26T20:20:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T20:20:46","slug":"u-s-navy-to-christen-guided-missile-destroyer-future-uss-patrick-gallagher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=236496","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Future USS Patrick Gallagher"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p>The Navy will christen the future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127), during an 11:00 EST ceremony Saturday, July 27, in Bath, Maine.<\/p>\n<p>The Honorable Sean Fleming, Ireland\u2019s Minister of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs (International Development and Diaspora), will deliver the principal address. Remarks will also be provided by the Honorable Susan Collins, U.S. Senator, Maine; Gen. Christopher Mahoney, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps; the Honorable Sean Coffey, General Counsel of the Navy; Vice Adm. Darse E. \u201cDel\u201d Crandall, Jr., Judge Advocate General of the Navy; and Charles F. Krugh, President of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. In a time-honored Navy tradition, the ship\u2019s sponsors and sisters of the ship\u2019s namesake, Teresa Gallagher Keegan, Rosemarie Gallagher, and Pauline Gallagher, will christen the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow.<\/p>\n<p>The ship\u2019s namesake, Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick Gallagher, immigrated to the United States from Ireland and joined the United States Marine Corps. He received the Navy Cross for heroism during the Vietnam War when he managed to jump on and throw an enemy grenade into a river to save his fellow Marines. He was killed in action just one year later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is my deepest honor to announce that the Fleet\u2019s newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer will be named after Cpl. Patrick Gallagher. His keen instinct, bravery, and selflessness in the face of danger are testaments to his character and the true character of so many who choose to serve our Nation,\u201d said Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro. \u201cAs part of the world\u2019s most versatile Navy, I\u2019m certain the crew of USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127) will uphold their namesake\u2019s legacy as they defend America\u2019s national interests and promote peace around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the first Navy ship to honor Cpl. Gallagher.<\/p>\n<p>Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are the backbone of the U.S. Navy&#8217;s surface fleet, providing protection to America around the globe. These highly capable, multi-mission ships conduct various operations, from peacetime presence to national security, providing a wide range of warfighting capabilities in multi-threat air, surface, and subsurface domains. These elements of seapower enable the Navy to defend American prosperity and prevent future conflict abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Media may direct queries to the Navy Office of Information at (703) 697-5342. More information on guided-missile destroyer programs can be found at: https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Resources\/Fact-Files\/Display-FactFiles\/Article\/2169871\/destroyers-ddg\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Navy will christen the future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127), during an 11:00 EST ceremony Saturday, July 27, in Bath, Maine. The Honorable Sean Fleming, Ireland\u2019s Minister of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs (International Development and Diaspora), will deliver the principal address. Remarks will also be provided by the Honorable Susan Collins, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-236496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=236496"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":236498,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236496\/revisions\/236498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=236496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=236496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=236496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}