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[[File:Guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) arrives to celebrate Portland Fleet Week during the 103rd annual Rose Festival.jpg|thumb|Sailors man the rails aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS ''Sampson'' (DDG 102) as the ship arrives to help celebrate [[Portland Fleet Week]] festivities during the city's 103rd annual [[Portland Rose Festival|Rose Festival]]. Navy warships have been coming to the City of Roses since [[USS Charleston (C-22)|USS ''Charleston'']]'s visit in 1907, and are considered a highlight of the festival. Assisting Sampson is the Foss tug ''Pacific Escort''.]] |
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'''USS ''Sampson'' (DDG-102)''' is an [[Arleigh Burke class destroyer|''Arleigh Burke''-class]] [[destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. She was authorized in 2002 and is the fourth U.S. Navy ship named to honor Rear Admiral [[William T. Sampson]]. |
'''USS ''Sampson'' (DDG-102)''' is an [[Arleigh Burke class destroyer|''Arleigh Burke''-class]] [[destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. She was authorized in 2002 and is the fourth U.S. Navy ship named to honor Rear Admiral [[William T. Sampson]]. |
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| Name | USS Sampson |
| Namesake | Rear Admiral William T. Sampson |
| Ordered | 13 September 2002 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 20 March 2005 |
| Launched | 16 September 2006 |
| Commissioned | 3 November 2007 |
| Homeport | San Diego, California |
| Motto | "Through Courage and Arms" |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | _-_Final.jpg) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke class destroyer |
| Displacement | 9,200 tons |
| Length | 509 ft 6 in (155.30 m) |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed | 30+ knots (55+ km/h) |
| Complement | 383 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 1 × 32 cell, 1 × 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 96 × RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles 1 × 5/62 in (127/62 mm), 2 × 25 mm, 4 × 12.7 mm guns 2 × Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
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USS Sampson (DDG-102) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was authorized in 2002 and is the fourth U.S. Navy ship named to honor Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.
She was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. At her christening on 16 September 2006, the principal address was delivered by Senator Susan Collins of Maine, and the vessel was christened by Clara Parsons, great-granddaughter of R.Adm. Sampson and daughter of William Sterling Parsons, as the ship's sponsor. Commander Philip Roos is the ship's first commanding officer.
She was commissioned in Boston, Massachusetts on 3 November 2007.
Commissioning Crew:
Commanding Officer: CDR Phil Roos
Executive Officer: LCDR Jeffrey L. Scudder
Command Master Chief: CMDCM Sandra Huffman
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.- Soundings, 20 September 2006, Vol. 33, No. 38, pages 12–13 - www.soundingsnews.com.
- http://www.sampson.navy.mil
