USS Nathan James
[2][3] 1 × Changhe Z-11 helicopter (Season 3) In the television series, USS Nathan James is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported at Virginia's Naval Station Norfolk, rather than in Norway, as in the book.In the canon of the show, she is named after a U.S. naval captain from World War II and was authorized in September 2001, laid down in June 2002, and launched in January 2004.[6] In the season 2 finale, "A More Perfect Union", Nathan James arrives in St. Louis, Missouri after defeating the Immunes and is scheduled to spend the next few months in drydock.In "The Scott Effect", CAPT Slattery, CDR Garnett, CMDCM Jeter, LTJG Mason, Dr. Rios, GM2 Miller, and SA Diaz are taken prisoner from a Vietnamese nightclub by Asian pirates.USS Halsey, a real Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, stood in for Nathan James during filming.