[10] He was so honored for machine-gunning Japanese warplanes for over two hours during the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor despite being shot in the foot and shoulder, and suffering numerous shrapnel wounds.

[8] John Finn will be a Flight IIA ship, and as such, will feature several improvements in terms of ballistic missile defense, and the inclusion of mine-detecting ability.

[6] As an Arleigh Burke-class ship, John Finn's roles include anti-aircraft, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare, as well as strike operations.

[23] The precommissioning crew moved on board the ship on 28 February 2017 and the vessel was commissioned on 15 July 2017 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, then homeported to San Diego, California.

[26] Under the United States Seventh Fleet, on 24 January 2024, John Finn sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait following presidential and parliamentary elections on the island, drawing the ire of Beijing.

"John Finn's transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States' commitment to upholding freedom of navigation for all nations as a principle," the U.S. Navy said in its statement.