It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the passing of Mrs. Irene Hirano Inouye today, wife of the late Senator Daniel Inouye. The U.S. Navy is set to christen the future USS Daniel Inouye built by General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works subsidiary on Saturday at the company's Bath, Maine facility. The first wave of crewmembers will begin arriving in October 2018 and will continue arriving through August of 2020. The U.S. Navy on June 22 commissioned its newest Arleigh Burkeclass destroyer, the USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118), at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine. USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy. HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Navy will hold a christening ceremony Saturday for their newest guided missile destroyer: The USS Daniel Inouye. Irene Hirano Inouye's initials were etched into the ship's steel during a keel-laying ceremony on Monday at Bath Iron Works. The first wave of crewmembers will begin arriving in October 2018 and will continue arriving through August of 2020. She was a truly remarkable woman. The ship will be named to honor former United States Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii. Inouye was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. The USS Daniel Inouye, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was christened in honor of the late former U.S. As the ship's sponsor, she will be responsible for christening the future USS Daniel Inouye later this year or early next year. Navy christened guided-missile destroyer Daniel Inouye. The Flight IIAAegis ship honors the late Hawaii senator and World War II veteran, the only senator to receive the Medal of Freedom and the Medal of Honor. Senator Inouye represented Hawaii in the Senate for more than 49 years, serving as the Senate’s President pro-tempore from 2010 until his death in 2012. The future USS Daniel Inouye is named in honor of Daniel Inouye, who served as a United States Senator for Hawaii from 1963 until his death in … The U.S. Navy is set to christen the future USS Daniel Inouye built by General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works subsidiary on Saturday at the company's Bath, Maine facility. It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the passing of Mrs. Irene Hirano Inouye today, wife of the late Senator Daniel Inouye. A christening ceremony was held today for the USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard in Maine. Senator Daniel Inouye. A crowd including Navy sailors in white uniforms attend the christening ceremony for the future USS Daniel Inouye at shipbuilder Bath Iron Works on Saturday, June 22, in Bath, Maine. It is time to begin manning USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) and we are looking for our Navy's best and brightest talent to join the team that will set the watch and man the rails. It is time to begin manning USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) and we are looking for our Navy's best and brightest talent to join the team that will set the watch and man the rails. The future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) is named in honor of Daniel Inouye, who served as a United States Senator for Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A U.S. Navy destroyer bearing the name of the late Daniel Inouye, a long-time senator from Hawaii and veteran of World War II, was christened at General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works in Maine. She was a truly remarkable woman.