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''Chafee'' departed Pearl Harbor 9 April 2007, as part of the San Diego based ''Nimitz'' CSG and deployed to the [[United States Fifth Fleet|U.S 5th Fleet]] (C5F) area of operations. On 1 June 2007, ''Chafee'' [[Bargal raid|fired its main gun]] at [[Al-Qaeda]] suspects in the [[Puntland]] region of [[Somalia]]. The men were wanted for the [[1998 United States embassy bombings]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18993264/ |title=U.S. targets terror suspects in Somalia |work=MSNBC |date=2 June 2007 |accessdate=16 October 2015}}</ref> ''Chafee'' returned home to Pearl Harbor on 22 September 2007, marking the end a successful 167-day Western Pacific and Middle East deployment.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=32044 |number=NNS070925-22 |title=USS Chafee Returns From Successful Deployment |last=Bennett |first=Matthew |last2=Honnick |first2=Paul D. |date= 25 September 2007 |accessdate=16 October 2015 |publisher=United States Navy}}</ref>
''Chafee'' departed Pearl Harbor 9 April 2007, as part of the San Diego based ''Nimitz'' CSG and deployed to the [[United States Fifth Fleet|U.S 5th Fleet]] (C5F) area of operations. On 1 June 2007, ''Chafee'' [[Bargal raid|fired its main gun]] at [[Al-Qaeda]] suspects in the [[Puntland]] region of [[Somalia]]. The men were wanted for the [[1998 United States embassy bombings]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18993264/ |title=U.S. targets terror suspects in Somalia |work=MSNBC |date=2 June 2007 |accessdate=16 October 2015}}</ref> ''Chafee'' returned home to Pearl Harbor on 22 September 2007, marking the end a successful 167-day Western Pacific and Middle East deployment.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=32044 |number=NNS070925-22 |title=USS Chafee Returns From Successful Deployment |last=Bennett |first=Matthew |last2=Honnick |first2=Paul D. |date= 25 September 2007 |accessdate=16 October 2015 |publisher=United States Navy}}</ref>

== Commanding Officers ==
The [[Commanding officer|Commanding Officer]] (CO) of ''Chafee'' is the most senior officer that is in command of the ship. Sailors will refer to the CO as "the Captain" (regardless of rank), or sometimes informally as "Skipper". Below is the list of commanding officers of ''Chafee''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/01090.htm|title=Destroyer Photo Index DDG-90 USS CHAFEE|website=www.navsource.org|access-date=2016-07-19}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!#
!Name
!Start
!End
|-
|9
|CDR Brian Fremming
|April, 2016
|Present
|-
|8
|CDR Shea S. Thompson
|25 November, 2014
|April, 2016
|-
|7
|CDR Anthony Littmann
|9 April, 2013
|25 November, 2014
|-
|6
|CDR Justin A. Kubu
|5 October, 2011
|9 April, 2013
|-
|5
|CDR Chase Patrick
|24 April, 2010
|5 October, 2011
|-
|4
|CDR Heedong Choi
|13 April, 2008
|24 April, 2010
|-
|3
|CDR Robert P. Tortora
|19 October, 2006
|13 April, 2008
|-
|2
|CDR John M. Clausen
|4 February, 2005
|19 October, 2006
|-
|1
|CDR John W. Ailes
|18 October, 2003
|4 February, 2005
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:16, 19 July 2016

USS Chafee, 30 March 2014
History
United States
NameUSS Chafee
NamesakeJohn Chafee
Ordered6 March 1998
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down12 April 2001
Launched2 November 2002
Commissioned18 October 2003
HomeportNaval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
MottoCommanding the Seas
Statusin active service
BadgeThe crest of USS Chafee
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement9,200 long tons (9,300 t)
Length509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)
Beam66 ft (20 m)
Draft31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speed>30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement350 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters

USS Chafee (DDG-90) is an Template:Sclass- guided missile destroyer in United States Navy.

She is named for Senator John Lester Hubbard Chafee (1922–1999), a Marine veteran of Guadalcanal who also served as the Secretary of the Navy.

Chafee was laid down by the Bath Iron Works at Bath in Maine on 12 April 2001, launched on 2 November 2002 and commissioned on 18 October 2003. Chafee is an active unit of the Pacific Fleet and operates out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; currently, Chafee is assigned to the Nimitz carrier group.

The construction of USS Chafee and USS Momsen, from initial steelcutting to sea trials, was documented in the Discovery Channel television special "Destroyer: Forged in Steel". The destroyers were not referenced by name, but their numbers were visible on their bows.

Ship history

Chafee left her homeport of Pearl Harbor 20 May 2005 for her maiden deployment with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG). She returned to her homeport after a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.[1]

Chafee departed Pearl Harbor 9 April 2007, as part of the San Diego based Nimitz CSG and deployed to the U.S 5th Fleet (C5F) area of operations. On 1 June 2007, Chafee fired its main gun at Al-Qaeda suspects in the Puntland region of Somalia. The men were wanted for the 1998 United States embassy bombings.[2] Chafee returned home to Pearl Harbor on 22 September 2007, marking the end a successful 167-day Western Pacific and Middle East deployment.[3]

Commanding Officers

The Commanding Officer (CO) of Chafee is the most senior officer that is in command of the ship. Sailors will refer to the CO as "the Captain" (regardless of rank), or sometimes informally as "Skipper". Below is the list of commanding officers of Chafee.[4]

# Name Start End
9 CDR Brian Fremming April, 2016 Present
8 CDR Shea S. Thompson 25 November, 2014 April, 2016
7 CDR Anthony Littmann 9 April, 2013 25 November, 2014
6 CDR Justin A. Kubu 5 October, 2011 9 April, 2013
5 CDR Chase Patrick 24 April, 2010 5 October, 2011
4 CDR Heedong Choi 13 April, 2008 24 April, 2010
3 CDR Robert P. Tortora 19 October, 2006 13 April, 2008
2 CDR John M. Clausen 4 February, 2005 19 October, 2006
1 CDR John W. Ailes 18 October, 2003 4 February, 2005

References

Public Domain This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

  1. ^ Honda, Sonia (5 May 2005). "USS Chafee Sets Sail for Maiden Deployment" (Press release). United States Navy. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. targets terror suspects in Somalia". MSNBC. 2 June 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ^ Bennett, Matthew; Honnick, Paul D. (25 September 2007). "USS Chafee Returns From Successful Deployment" (Press release). United States Navy. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Destroyer Photo Index DDG-90 USS CHAFEE". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

Media related to USS Chafee (DDG-90) at Wikimedia Commons

USS Chafee pulls into her new homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Chafee in the Pacific Ocean, 2005
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