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{{Short description|Arleigh Burke-class destroyer}}
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| Ship image = USS John Finn (DDG-113) arrives at Pearl Harbor on 10 July 2017.JPG
| Ship caption = ''John Finn'' at [[Pearl Harbor]] on 10 July 2017
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| Ship country = United States
| Ship flag = {{USN flag}}
| Ship name = ''John Finn''
| Ship namesake = [[John William Finn]]
| Ship ordered = 15 June 2011
| Ship builder = [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]]
| Ship laid down = 5 November 2013<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-ingalls-shipbuilding-authenticates-the-keel-of-its-29th-aegis-guided-missile-destroyer-john-finn-ddg-113|title=Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates the Keel of Its 29th Aegis Guided-Missile Destroyer, John Finn (DDG 113)|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=6 November 2013|access-date=6 November 2013}}</ref>
| Ship launched = 28 March 2015<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/john-finn-launched|title=Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Guided Missile Destroyer John Finn (DDG 113)|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=30 March 2015|access-date=30 March 2015|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128060319/https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/john-finn-launched|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Ship sponsor = Laura Stavridis
| Ship christened = 2 May 2015<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/john-finn-christened|title=Aegis Destroyer John Finn (DDG 113) Christened at Ingalls Shipbuilding; Ship Named for Pearl Harbor Medal of Honor Recipient|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=2 May 2015|access-date=2 May 2017|archive-date=31 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231205108/http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/john-finn-christened|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Ship acquired = 7 December 2016<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=98006|title=Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS John Finn|publisher=United States Navy|id= NNS161207-24|date=7 December 2016|access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref>
| Ship commissioned = 15 July 2017<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=101512|title=USS John Finn Commissioned in Pearl Harbor|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS170717-27|date=17 July 2017|access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref>
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| Ship identification = *{{MMSI Number|368926095}}
*[[Hull number]]: DDG-113
| Ship motto = ''Stand Fast And Fight''
| Ship honors = [[USS John Finn#Awards|See ''Awards'']]
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| Ship status = {{ship in active service}}
| Ship homeport = [[Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka]], Japan
| Ship badge = [[File:USS John Finn DDG-113 Crest.png|150px]]
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}}
| Ship displacement = 9,217 tons (full load)<ref name=FAS.org/>
| Ship length = {{cvt|513|ft|m}}<ref name=FAS.org/>
| Ship beam = {{cvt|66|ft|m}}<ref name=FAS.org/>
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| Ship propulsion = 4 × [[General Electric LM2500]] [[gas turbine]]s {{convert|100000|shp|abbr=on}}<ref name=FAS.org/>
| Ship speed = {{convert|30|kn|lk=in|abbr=on}}
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| Ship complement = 380 officers and enlisted
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| Ship armament = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III armament (ODIN)}}
| Ship aircraft = MH-60R Helicopters
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'''USS ''John Finn'' (DDG-113)''' is an {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} in service with the [[United States Navy]]. The contract to build her was awarded to [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]] of [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]], on 15 June 2011.<ref name=order>{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/ingalls-shipbuilding-awarded-u-s-navy-construction-contract-for-ddg-113-guided-missile-destroyer|title=Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded U.S. Navy Construction Contract for DDG 113 Guided Missile Destroyer|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=15 June 2011|access-date=16 June 2011|archive-date=13 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113003414/https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/ingalls-shipbuilding-awarded-u-s-navy-construction-contract-for-ddg-113-guided-missile-destroyer|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ingalls has been a subsidiary of [[Huntington Ingalls Industries]] (HII) since its acquisition in April 2001.<ref name=NAVAL /><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/america-s-largest-military-shipbuilder-begins-operations-as-a-new-publicly-traded-company-under-the-name-of-huntington-ingalls-industries|title=America's Largest Military Shipbuilder Begins Operations as a New, Publicly Traded Company Under the Name of Huntington Ingalls Industries|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=31 March 2011|access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> Prior to the award, Ingalls had constructed 28 ''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyers, the last one of which was {{USS|William P. Lawrence|DDG-110|6}}.<ref name=order/> On 15 February 2011, Secretary of the Navy [[Ray Mabus]] announced the ship's name to be ''John Finn'' after [[John William Finn]], the first [[Medal of Honor]] recipient of [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/15/navy-3-new-ships-to-be-named-after-war-heroes/|title=Navy: 3 new ships to be named after war heroes|publisher=washingtontimes.com|date=15 February 2012|access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> He was so honored for machine-gunning Japanese warplanes for over two hours during the December 1941 [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] despite being shot in the foot and shoulder, and suffering numerous shrapnel wounds. He retired as a lieutenant after thirty years of service and died at age 100 in 2010.{{refn|<ref>{{cite news |title=Navy To Name Ships After Servicemen With Local Ties |url=http://www.10news.com/news/30467383/detail.html |work=[[KGTV]] |date=15 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Two Navy Ships Memorialize San Diego Legends |last=Steuessy |first=Lauren |url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Two-Navy-Ships-Memorialize-San-Diego-Legends-139390333.html |work=[[KNSD|NBC San Diego]] |publisher=[[NBCUniversal]] |date=15 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Navy Names Five New Ships |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=65361 |publisher=U.S. Navy |work=Navy News Service |id=NNS120215-07 |date=15 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Navy to name ships after three San Diego war heroes |last=Perry |first=Tony |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/navy-name-ships-san-diego-heroes.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=15 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Five New U.S. Navy Ship Names Announced |last=Cavas |first=P. Christopher |url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120215/DEFREG02/302150013/Five-New-U-S-Navy-Ship-Names-Announced?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730045055/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120215/DEFREG02/302150013/Five-New-U-S-Navy-Ship-Names-Announced?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2012 |newspaper=[[Defense News]] |publisher=[[Gannett Government Media]] |date=15 February 2012}}</ref>}}

==Design==
''John Finn'' is the 63rd ''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer, the first of which, {{USS|Arleigh Burke|DDG-51}}, was commissioned in July 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=DDG51}} |title=USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) |date=3 February 2011 |website=[[Naval Vessel Register]] |publisher=Navy.mil |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> With 89 ships planned to be built so far, the class has the longest production run for any U.S. Navy surface combatant.<ref>{{cite news |title=After 2-plus decades, Navy destroyer breaks record |last=Sharp |first=David |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/8879597 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=31 December 2009}}</ref> During its long production run, the class was built in three flights: Flight I (DDG-51 to DDG-71), Flight II/IIA/IIA T.I. (DDG-72 to DDG-124 & DDG-127), and Flight III (DDG-125, DDG-126 & DDG-128 to DDG-139).<ref name=NAVAL>{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/burke/ |title=Arleigh Burke Class (Aegis), United States of America |website=Naval-Technology |publisher=Net Resources International |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/s_DDG.htm|title=DDG|work=Naval Vessel Register|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626201419/http://www.nvr.navy.mil/NVRSHIPS/S_DDG.HTM|archive-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> The ''Arleigh Burke''-class was also the first in the U.S. Navy to include anti-NBC [[Weapon of mass destruction|(Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical)]] warfare protection.<ref name=NAVAL /> ''John Finn'' will be a Flight IIA ship, and as such, will feature several improvements in terms of [[ballistic missile]] defense, and the inclusion of [[Demining|mine-detecting]] ability.<ref name=FAS.org/> As an ''Arleigh Burke''-class ship, ''John Finn''{{'}}s roles include [[Anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]], [[Anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]], and [[anti-surface warfare]], as well as strike operations.<ref name=FAS.org>{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm |title=DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class |website=[[Federation of American Scientists]] |access-date=9 November 2018 }}</ref>

==Construction==
In November 2013, ''John Finn''{{'}}s [[Keel laying|keel was laid down]] at Ingalls Shipbuilding. The keel laying ceremony was attended by Laura Stavridis, the [[ship sponsor]] and former wife of retired Admiral [[James Stavridis]].<ref name="Keel">{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=77461 |title=Keel Laid for Future USS John Finn |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=4 November 2013 |website=NAVSEA Office |publisher=United States Navy |access-date=5 February 2015 }}</ref> The ship was [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 28 March 2015 and [[Ship christening|christened]] on 2 May 2015.<ref name="Launch">{{cite news |url= http://www.navsea.navy.mil/NewsView.aspx?nw=NewsWires&id=518 |title= Future USS John Finn (DDG 113) Launched |website= US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) |date= 30 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150402123343/http://www.navsea.navy.mil/NewsView.aspx?nw=NewsWires&id=518 |archive-date= 2 April 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Christening">{{cite web |url= http://ingalls.huntingtoningalls.com/events/ddg113christening/ |title= Christening of ''John Finn'' DDG-113 |website= Ingalls Shipbuilding |date= 2 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150519044825/http://ingalls.huntingtoningalls.com/events/ddg113christening/ |archive-date= 19 May 2015}}</ref> On 7 December 2016, the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the ship was delivered to the U.S. Navy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/2016/12/06/the-warrior-of-kaneohe-pearl-harbors-first-medal-of-honor-recipient/|title=The Warrior of Kāneʻohe: Pearl Harbor's First Medal of Honor Recipient|website=The Sextant|access-date=2017-03-22|archive-date=20 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320051349/https://usnhistory.navylive.dodlive.mil/2016/12/06/the-warrior-of-kaneohe-pearl-harbors-first-medal-of-honor-recipient/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Pre-Commissioning Unit|precommissioning]] crew moved on board the ship on 28 February 2017 and the vessel was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 15 July 2017 in [[Pearl Harbor, Hawaii]], then homeported to [[San Diego, California]].<ref>{{cite news |title=USS John Finn commissioned in Hawaii |url=https://www.wlox.com/story/35896600/uss-john-finn-commissioned-in-hawaii |work=WLOX |date=16 July 2017 |access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>

==History==
On 17 November 2020, ''John Finn'' successfully intercepted an [[ICBM]] using a [[SM-3|SM-3 Block IIA]] missile. The target missile was launched from the test site on the [[Kwajalein Atoll]] and simulated an attack on Hawaii. This was the first time that an ICBM had been successfully intercepted by an SM-3 and the first time a U.S. Navy ship had brought down such a missile.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bowman |first1=Bradley |title=Successful SM-3 weapons test offers missile defense opportunity |url=https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2020/11/21/successful-sm-3-weapons-test-offers-missile-defense-opportunity/ |website=defensenews.com |date=23 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>

On 6 August 2023, ''John Finn'' and three other destroyers responded to a joint Chinese-Russian patrol in international waters near Alaska. The Chinese-Russian flotilla left without incident.<ref>{{cite web |first=Maya |last=Yang |title=US dispatches warships after China and Russia send naval patrol near Alaska |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/06/us-navy-warships-china-russia-naval-patrol-near-alaska/ |website=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 August 2023 |access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref>

Under the [[United States Seventh Fleet]], on 24 January 2024, ''John Finn'' sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait following presidential and parliamentary elections on the island, drawing the ire of Beijing. "John Finn's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States' commitment to upholding freedom of navigation for all nations as a principle," the U.S. Navy said in its statement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us-navy-says-uss-john-finn-conducted-transit-taiwan-strait-2024-01-24/ |title=US Navy sends first warship through Taiwan Strait post-election |author=<!--Not stated-->|publisher=Reuters |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/u-s-navy-conducts-its-first-taiwan-strait-transit-of-the-year |title=U.S. Navy Conducts its First Taiwan Strait Transit of the Yea |author=<!--Not stated-->|publisher=Maritime Executive |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref>

===Deployments===
*Maiden deployment December 2020 - April 2021

====Awards====
* [[Navy E Ribbon|Battle "E"]] – (2019), (2020), (2021)
* [[Sea Service Ribbon|Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon]] - (2020)

==References==
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