The future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) departs General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard.

BATH, Maine (Oct. 4, 2021) The future guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) departs General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard, Oct. 4, 2021, en route to its homeport in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for its scheduled commissioning in December. The ship is named in honor of Daniel Inouye, who served as a U.S. senator for Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. He received the Medal of Honor on June 21, 2000 for his extraordinary heroism in action while serving with the 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team in Italy during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Bath Iron Works) 211004-N-N0831-0002