Future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127) Arrives in Norfolk By COMNAVSURFLANT Public Affairs

NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 13, 2026) — The future USS Patrick Gallagher (DDG 127), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, arrived at its Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia home port for the first time Oct. 13, 2026.

The arrival marks a key milestone for the crew, who sailed the ship from the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. This event begins the ship's transition from construction to the operational phase of testing and integration with the U.S. Navy fleet.

The destroyer is named for Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick Gallagher, an Irish-born Marine who was awarded the Navy Cross for his extraordinary heroism during the Vietnam War. In 1966, Gallagher risked his life to save his fellow Marines by kicking one enemy grenade away and diving onto another. He survived the event but was killed in action one year later, just days before he was scheduled to return home. This is the first U.S. Navy warship to bear his name.

As the final ship built in the Flight IIA configuration, the warship integrates advanced anti-air, anti-submarine, and land-attack capabilities to protect carrier strike groups and counter evolving threats well into the 21st century.

SURFLANT mans, trains and equips assigned surface forces and shore activities, ensuring a capable force for conducting prompt and sustained operations in support of United States national interests. The SURFLANT force is composed of 60 ships and 31 shore commands.

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