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US Navy ship USS Paul Hamilton arrives in PH
Another guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy (USN), the USS Paul Hamilton (DDG6), has arrived in the country for a four-day routine port visit, the Philippine Navy (PN) said Friday.
During its visit, the Paul Hamilton will refuel and receive supplies. It will also provide the ship's 300 crew including 24 Filipino-Americans the
opportunity for rest and recreation, at the same time, render community service at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Fort Bonifacio.
Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Fabic, the PN spokesman, said no joint activity is scheduled to take place between Hamilton's crew and their Philippine counterparts during the port visit.
The Paul Hamilton, an Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer,
is 505 feet long, displaces 8,300 tons on full load, and has a top speed of more than 30 knots.
It was named after the third Secretary of the Navy of the US.
Commissioned in 1995 at the U.S. Naval Station in Charleston, South Caroline, the Paul Hamilton is now based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
A statement from the US Embassy said the visit highlights the strong historic, community, and military relations between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines.
ThenPaul Hamilton will be in the port of Manila until June 4.
Last March, three USN ships also arrived in the country for routine port calls.
These are the submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726), the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73), and the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) which docked in Subic, Manila, and Cebu, respectively, for routine maintenance, replenishment of supplies, rest and recreation, and community assistance and outreach activities.
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