English: 050305-N-3527B-001 Norfolk . (5 March 2005) - A port-beam view of the U.S. Navy's newest guided missile destroyer USS Nitze during her commissioning ceremony held on board Naval Station Norfolk , Virginia. Nitze is the 44th ship in the Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers and honors former Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze . This highly capable multi-mission ship can conduct a variety of operations, from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection, in support of the National Military Strategy. Nitze is capable of fighting air, surface, and subsurface battles simultaneously.