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{{Short description|US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer - Flt. 2A}}
{{distinguish|text=the similarly spelled [[USS Pinkney]], a WWII evacuation transport}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox ship
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 | image = US Navy 070927-N-0890S-036 Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) participates in a sea power demonstration for Sailors and their families aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).jpg
 | image_caption = USS ''Pinckney'' in 2007
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|section2={{Infobox ship/career
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 | country = United States
 | flag = {{USN flag}}
 | name = ''Pinckney''
 | namesake = [[William Pinckney]]
 | ordered = 6 March 1998
 | builder = [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]]
 | laid_down = 16 July 2001
 | launched = 26 June 2002
 | acquired = 
 | commissioned = 29 May 2004
 | decommissioned = 
 | in_service = 
 | out_of_service = 
 | struck = 
 | reinstated = 
 | identification = *{{MMSI Number|369939000}}
                    *[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: NPKN
                    *{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Papa}}{{ICS|Kilo}}{{ICS|November}}
                    *[[Hull number]]: DDG-91
 | honors = [[USS Pinckney#Awards|See ''Awards'']]
 | fate = 
 | status = {{Ship in active service}}
 | notes = 
 | homeport = [[Naval Base San Diego|San Diego]]
 | motto = ''Proud to Serve''
 | badge = [[File:USS Pinckney DDG-91 Crest.png|150px]]
 }}

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 | class = {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}}
 | displacement = {{convert|9200|LT|abbr=on}}
 | length = {{convert|509|ft|6|in|abbr=on}}
 | beam = {{convert|66|ft|abbr=on}}
 | draft = {{convert|31|ft|abbr=on}}
 | propulsion = 4 × [[General Electric LM2500|General Electric LM2500-30]] [[gas turbine]]s, 2 shafts, {{convert|100000|shp|MW|abbr=on|lk=in}}
 | speed = >{{convert|30|kn|abbr=on|lk=in}}
 | range = 
 | complement = 380 officers and enlisted
 | sensors = 
 | EW = SLQ-32(V)7 (SEWIP Block 3)
 | armament = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III armament}}
 | armor = 
 | aircraft = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III aircraft}}
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'''USS ''Pinckney'' (DDG-91)''' is an {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|0}} ([[Arleigh Burke-class destroyer#Characteristics|Flight IIA]]) [[Aegis combat system|Aegis]] [[guided missile destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. She is named for [[African American]] [[Culinary specialist (United States Navy)|Ship's Cook]] [[Petty officer first class|First Class]] [[William Pinckney]] (1915&ndash;1976),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg91/Pages/namesake.aspx|title=William Pinckney|publisher=United States Navy|access-date=10 January 2018|archive-date=29 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329110146/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg91/Pages/namesake.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> who received the [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]] for his courageous rescue of a fellow crewmember on board the [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|Enterprise|CV-6|3}} during the [[Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands|Battle of Santa Cruz]].

''Pinckney'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 16 July 2001 by [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]], at [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]]; [[Ship naming and launching|launched]] on 26 June 2002<!--; sponsored by Mrs. SPONSOR-->; and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 29 May 2004 at [[Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme]]. She is the first ''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer to be equipped with the [[AN/SPY-1]]D(V) Littoral Warfare Radar upgrade, which was fitted to all subsequent Flight IIA ''Arleigh Burkes''.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Vision, Presence, Power: A Program Guide to the U.S. Navy |publisher=[[United States Department of the Navy]] |year=2004 |edition=2004 |pages=86 |language=en}}</ref>

As of January 2018, ''Pinckney'' is homeported at [[Naval Station San Diego|NS San Diego]], and assigned to [[Destroyer Squadron 23]].<ref name=CSG-11home>{{cite web | title= Carrier Strike Group Eleven | url= http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg11/Pages/default.aspx#.VW8ziNJVikp | publisher= U.S. Navy | year= 2010 | access-date= 2016-03-11 | archive-date= 15 December 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121215013010/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ccsg11/Pages/default.aspx#.VW8ziNJVikp | url-status= dead }}</ref>

==Service history==
[[File:USCGC Northland (WMEC-904) and USS Pinckney (DDG-91) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 26 April 2020 (200426-N-ZM949-1271).JPG|thumb|''Pinckney'' and {{USCGC|Northland|WMEC-904|6}} train in the Pacific, April 2020]]
''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 V Special Operations Craft|Mark Five (MK V)]] high-performance combatant craft. She returned home after five months underway on 24 February 2006.<ref name="autogenerated2006">[http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22463 USS Pinckney Returns From Historic Deployment] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061122140731/http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22463 |date=22 November 2006 }}. U.S. Navy</ref>

On 16 February 2007, ''Pinckney'' was awarded the 2006 [[Battle E|Battle "E"]] award.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070617210154/https://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=27895 Surface Force Ships, Crews Earn Battle "E"]. U.S. Navy</ref>

''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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2007/10/mil-071003-nns05.htm|title=Pinckney Returns Home|date=3 October 2007|access-date=4 November 2008|publisher=US Navy}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26502843|title=Missing Malaysia plane: Search area widened|date=9 March 2014|access-date=9 March 2014|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

On November 7 2023, ''Pinckney'' was spotted in the San Diego harbor en-route to sea trials with the [[AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare suite|SEWIP Block 3]] EW suite fitted to both sides of her superstructure after spending two years docked at the [[National Steel and Shipbuilding Company|General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard]] in the San Diego Harbor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lagrone |first=Sam |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Navy Refining Plan for its $17B Destroyer Electronic Warfare Backfit with 4 Test Ships |url=https://news.usni.org/2024/01/19/navy-refining-plan-for-its-17b-destroyer-electronic-warfare-backfit-with-4-test-ships |access-date=April 23, 2024 |website=US Naval Institute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hooper |first=Craig |title=U.S. Navy Threatens San Diego Web Cam After Showing USS Pinckney Refit |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighooper/2023/11/15/us-navy-threatens-san-diego-web-cam-after-showing-uss-pinckney-refit/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=The Navy's Veteran Destroyers Are Literally Getting Bigger |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a46415710/navys-mainstay-destroyers-upgrade/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Popular Mechanics |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2023 |title="BREAKING: USS Pinckney (DDG 91) Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer leaving San Diego after two year DDG MOD 2.0 upgrade with SEWIP Block 3" |url=https://twitter.com/WarshipCam/status/1722038589628858490 |access-date=April 23, 2024 |website=Twitter}}</ref>

In March 2025, ''Pinckney'' participated in Flight Test Other-40 (FTX-40), codenamed Stellar Banshee, in which a virtualized SM-6 Block IAU interceptor was tested against a live [[Multistage rocket|multi-stage]] [[Medium-range ballistic missile|MRBM]] test target that utilized a new and previously untested type of [[Hypersonic weapon|hypersonic]] warhead, designated HTV-1.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eyer |first=Kevin |date=2025-04-05 |title=The Illusion of BMD Testing in Ships {{!}} RealClearDefense |url=https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/04/05/the_illusion_of_bmd_testing_in_ships_1102182.html |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.realcleardefense.com |language=en}}</ref> The threat missile was air-launched by parachute drop from a [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]] transport, and was successfully detected and tracked by Pickney, though no actual physical interceptor missile was fired. The test validated a variety of systems, including modern hypersonic missile tracking satellites, the Block IAU version of SM-6, and the ability of the [[Aegis Combat System|Aegis Weapon System]] to track hypersonic targets, and a new type of hypersonic test target.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Satam |first=Parth |date=2025-03-27 |title=MDA, U.S. Navy Track Hypersonic Weapon with Aegis System in Ballistic Missile Defense Test |url=https://theaviationist.com/2025/03/27/mda-us-navy-stellar-banshee-bmd-test/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=The Aviationist |language=en-US}}</ref> 

===Deployments===
* September 2005-24 February 2006 Maiden deployment<ref name="autogenerated2006"/>
* 2 April 2007 – 30 September 2007 Western Pacific
* 17 January 2020 – 5 October 2020 4th fleet

==Awards==

* [[Navy Unit Commendation]] - (Jul 2009 – Mar 2010, Sep 2011 – Jan 2012, Jul 2012 – May 2013)
* [[Navy E Ribbon]] - (2006)<ref name="story27895">{{Cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=27895 |title=Surface Force Ships, Crews Earn Battle "E" |access-date=26 May 2014 |archive-date=1 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201184055/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=27895 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Humanitarian Service Medal]] - (10–21 Dec 2009)
* [[Arizona Memorial]] Trophy - (2009–2010)<ref>https://navadmin-viewer.fly.dev/NAVADMIN/200/11</ref>

==Coat of arms==

;Shield
Gules, on a grid shaped as an Aegis shield Sable the head of a trident issuing from base Argent (Silver Gray); overall a bald eagle's head erased Proper.

Gules (Scarlet) denotes courage and sacrifice. The black grid shaped like an Aegis shield refers to the destroyer class to which the ''Pinckney'' belongs and its state-of-the-art equipment and armament. It also suggests a mess grill, symbolizing the duties of William Pinckney as Navy Cook Third Class aboard the USS ''Enterprise'' at the time of his heroic act in saving his shipmate. The trident symbolizes authority at sea. The eagle's head denotes vigilance, resolve and seagoing defense of the United States. White (Argent) indicates integrity; black (Sable) signifies strength and fortitude.

;Crest
On a wreath Argent and Gules a laurel wreath Proper surmounted by a demi-compass rose Celeste; overall a stylized Navy Cross.

The Navy Cross indicates the award for heroism made to William Pinckney for his exemplary actions under fire in saving the life of a fellow sailor during the battle of Santa Cruz. The compass-rose signifies navigational expertise and global action during World War II. The wreath of laurel represents honor and achievement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg91/Pages/ourship.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 December 2019 |archive-date=31 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231030734/https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg91/Pages/ourship.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

;Motto
A scroll Azure fimbriated and inscribed "PROUD TO SERVE".

;Seal
The arms as blazoned in full color upon a white oval enclosed within a dark blue collar edged on the outside with a gold chain of ninety-one links and one locking link (a canting reference to the ship's designation as DDG 91) with the name "USS PINCKNEY" above and "DDG 91" below in gold letters.

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|USS Pinckney (DDG-91)}}
* {{Official website|http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg91|USS ''Pinckney'' official website}}

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