In Popular Culture
The ship was featured prominently in the 2012 film Battleship where she was shown to destroy three alien craft before being sunk.
A parody of the song "I'm in a Boat" was filmed on the John Paul Jones.
The ship is mentioned in the last mission of Homefront as she escapes a naval blockade of San Diego to provides support to the player in the climatic final battle on the Golden Gate Bridge along with sister ship USS Milius (DDG-69).
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