USS Nitze is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Paul Nitze, who served as Secretary of the Navy under President Lyndon B. Johnson and as
USS Nitze on 23 April 2011
Nitze during her commissioning ceremony. USS Nassau and USS Bataan can be seen in the background, March 2005.
USS Nitze seen from her port side, with signal flags displayed on the railing of her helideck, March 2009
The Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers is a United States Navy class of destroyers centered on the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multifunction radar. The class was developed as a mo
USS Nitze
…USS Nitze (DDG-94) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Paul Nitze, who served as Secretary of the Navy under President…
USS Roosevelt, a Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, at sea
Flight I ship USS Fitzgerald with Tactical Towed Array Sonar (TACTAS) in the center of the fantail, Harpoon missile launchers, distinctive stacks, and no helicopter hangars
Flight IIA ship USS Mustin without TACTAS and no Harpoon launchers, but with helicopter hangars and new exhaust stacks design
Flight III ship USS Jack H. Lucas showing the larger AN/SPY-6 arrays, stacked rigid-hull inflatable boats, and slight exhaust stack modifications