 {|    |} uss nitze (ddg-94) is an arleigh burke-class destroyer. she is the only ship of the united states navy to be named for paul nitze, who served as secretary of the navy under president lyndon b. johnson and as chief arms control adviser in the administration of president ronald reagan. == overview == the contract to build her was awarded to bath iron works corporation in bath, maine on 6 march 1998 and her keel was laid down on 20 september 2002. she was launched on 3 april 2004 sponsored by elisabeth porter, nitze's wife. nitze, 97 years old, was present at the christening, thus adding the destroyer to the rapidly growing list of military vessels named after living americans (although nitze died 6Â½ months later). nitze was commissioned on 5 march 2005, with cdr michael a. hegarty in command. thumb|left|uss nitze (ddg-94) thumb|left [[file:u
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