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United States Navy guided missile destroyer
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History
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United States
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Name
| Sterett
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Namesake
| Andrew Sterett
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Ordered
| 13 September 2002
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Builder
| Bath Iron Works
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Laid down
| 17 November 2005
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Launched
| 19 May 2007
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Commissioned
| 9 August 2008
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Homeport
| San Diego
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Identification
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Motto
| Forever Dauntless
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Status
| in active service
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Badge
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General characteristics
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Class and type
| Arleigh Burke
-class
destroyer
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Displacement
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- 6,600 tons light,
- 9,200 tons full,
- 2,600 tons dead
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Length
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- 509 ft 6 in (155.3 m) overall,
- 471 ft (143.6 m) waterline
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Beam
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- 66 ft (20.1 m) extreme,
- 59 ft (18 m) waterline
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Draft
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- 31 ft (9.4 m) maximum,
- 22 ft (6.7 m) limit
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Propulsion
| 4 ×
General Electric LM2500-30
gas turbines
, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
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Speed
| 30+ knots (55+ km/h) designed
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Complement
| 32 officers, 348 enlisted
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Armament
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Aircraft carried
| 2 ×
MH-60R Seahawk
helicopters
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USS
Sterett
(DDG-104)
is a Flight IIA
Arleigh Burke
-class
guided missile destroyer
of the
United States Navy
.She was the fourth ship named for
Andrew Sterett
.
Etymology
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USS
Sterett
is the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy to be named after
Andrew Sterett
, a U.S. naval officer who fought in the
Quasi-War
and the
Barbary Wars
.
History
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The contract to build USS
Sterett
was awarded to
Bath Iron Works
Corporation in
Bath, Maine
on 13 September 2002. On 17 November 2005, her
keel
was
laid down
, and she was christened on 19 May 2007. The
ship's sponsor
was Michelle Sterett Bernson, a familial descendant of Andrew Sterett, who himself had no children.
The vessel's
commissioning
took place in
Baltimore
, Maryland, Andrew Sterett's birthplace, on 9 August 2008. The ship's home port is
Naval Base San Diego
.
[1]
The ship was
attacked
without warning by Somali pirates using
rocket-propelled grenades
on 22 February 2011, during negotiations with the pirates for the release of four U.S. hostages, who were eventually killed.
[2]
The ship was under the control of Commander
Carrier Strike Group 9
.
[
citation needed
]
In popular culture
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- USS
Sterett
served as one of the filming locations for the TNT's television series
The Last Ship
and its fictional setting,
USS
Nathan James
(DDG-151)
.
[
citation needed
]
- USS
Sterett
served as the backdrop for a historic visit to Naval Base Point Loma by President
Joe Biden
in March 2023. The crew gave him a "line-the-rail" salute.
[3]
References
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External links
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Flight I ships
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Flight II ships
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Flight IIA ships
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variant
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5"/62 variant
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Flight III ships
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