The third USS Kidd (DDG 100) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The vessel was named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who was on board Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was the first flag officer to die in World War II.

She was christened on January 22, 2005. Regina Kidd Wolbarsht and Mary Corrinne Kidd Plumer will serve as sponsors of the ship named for their grandfather. Commander Richard E. Thomas of Westwood, N.J., is scheduled to command Kidd.

The destroyer was damaged at the shipyard docks during Hurricane Katrina requiring dry dock repairs, delaying its commissioning, scheduled previously for fall 2006.

December 6, 2006 PCU Kidd (DDG 100) completed initial sea trials November 13-16. The next phase for Kidd and her crew is for the crew to move aboard and to load out her inventory. The guided missile destroyer is scheduled to sail away the summer of 2007 to its homeport of San Diego.

February 26, 2007 PCU Kidd passed a milestone as crew members crossed the brow and boarded their new warship for the first time.

June 9, USS Kidd was officialy commissioned at Pier 21 in Galveston, Texas. Regina Kidd Wolbarsht and Mary Corrinne Kidd Plumer served as sponsors of the ship named for their grandfather. Cmdr. Richard E. Thomas is the ship's first commanding officer.

July 19, USS Kidd arrived for the first time in its new homeport of San Diego.

June 5, 2008 The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Portland, Oregon, to celebrate the 101st annual Portland Rose Festival.

October 9, USS Kidd, commanded by Cmdr. Chuk Good, conducted the first firing of the Mark 38 (Model 2) 25mm Machine Gun System (MGS) from a guided-missile destroyer during multi-ship live firing exercises off the coast of southern California. The MK 38 Mod 2 is already installed on many guided-missile cruisers, providing several tactical advantages over its predecessor.

October 26, DDG 100 is currently participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), off the coast of southern California, in preparation for the upcoming depolyment with USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) CSG.

January 17, 2009 USS Kidd departed Naval Base San Diego for its maiden deployment in the U.S. Navy 5th and 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility.

February 17, The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Hong Kong for a scheduled port visit after participating in undersea warfare exercise in the East China Sea.

March 3, DDG 100 departed Sasebo, Japan, after a four-day port call.

May 12, USS Kidd is currently moored at Changi Naval Base in Singapore to take part in the IMDEX Asia 2009 Warship Display.

June 16, The Kidd returned to homeport after a five-month deployment as part of the Stennis Carrier Strike Group.

November 14, The guided-missile destroyer is currently off the West Coast participating in a strike group sustainment exercise (SUSTAINEX) with the USS John C. Stennis CSG.

August 3, 2010 DDG 100 pulled into Seattle, Wash., to participate in Seafair Fleet Week.

February 4, 2011 USS Kidd departed San Diego for a local operations as part of the Stennis Carrier Strike Group.

May 18, The Kidd is currently participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), off the coast of southern California, in preparation for the upcoming deployment as part of the USS John C. Stennis CSG.

July 29, USS Kidd departed Naval Base San Diego for a scheduled deployment.

August 27, The guided-missile destroyer recently pulled into Apra Harbor for a port visit to Guam.

September 11, The Kidd departed Phuket, Thailand, after a four-day port call.

September 23, USS Kidd completed at-sea phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh 2011, in the Bay of Bengal, along with USS Ford (FFG 54), USS Defender (MCM 2) and Bangladesh Navy Ships (BNS) Bangabandhu (F 25), BNS Bijoy (F 35) and BNS Sangu (P 713).

October 16, DDG 100 has been instructed to join USS George Washington (CVN 73) CSG to provide humanitarian aid if needed in the wake of the worst flooding in many years in Thailand.

October 20, USS Kidd pulled into Sihanoukville for a five-day port call to participate in the 2nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia. USNS Safeguard (T-ARS 50) is also participating.

November 22, The Kidd is currently conducting counter-piracy and maritime security operations, in the U.S. 5th Fleet AoR, under the command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151.

January 5, 2012 A Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team from the USS Kidd boarded the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai, in the northern Arabian Sea, and detained 15 suspected pirates who had been holding a 13-member crew hostage for several weeks.

January 12, The Royal Danish Navy Commodore Aage Buur Jensen relieved Rear Adm. Kaleem Shaukat of the Pakistan Navy as Commander, Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the Kidd at Manama, Bahrain.

January 26, The guided-missile destroyer recently pulled into Port Klang, Malaysia, for a scheduled visit to Kuala Lumpur.

February 17, DDG 100 arrived in Pearl Harbor for a four-day port visit to Hawaii to pick up "Tigers".

February 27, USS Kidd returned to San Diego after a seven-month deployment to the western Pacific and Middle East.