USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)

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USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
History
United States
NameUSS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
NamesakeAdmiral Forrest Sherman
Ordered6 March 1998
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down7 August 2003
Launched2 October 2004
Sponsored byAnn Sherman Fitzpatrick
Commissioned28 January 2006
HomeportNorfolk, Virginia
Motto"Relentless Fighting Spirit"
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement9,200 tons
Length509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)
Beam66 ft (20 m)
Draft31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion
Speed30+ knots (55+ km/h)
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried2 x MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) is an Template:Sclass- guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy and is the second US Navy ship to bear the name. She is part of Destroyer Squadron 28.

Namesake

She is named for Admiral Forrest Percival Sherman,

Construction

Built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Forrest Sherman was launched on 2 October 2004. Admiral Sherman's daughter, Ann Sherman Fitzpatrick, is the ship's sponsor.

History

She was commissioned on 28 January 2006 at NAS Pensacola, Commander Michael VanDurick in command, and six days later departed for her homeport in Norfolk, Va. to join the Atlantic Fleet.

USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) in 2007, test firing her new 5"/62 caliber Mark 45 Mod 4 gun, located forward of her 32-cell missile pack module.

She departed Norfolk for her maiden deployment in July 2007, visiting various nations around the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. In August 2007, while the ship was visiting Sevastopol to conduct drills with the Ukrainian Navy, a 1,100 pounds (500 kg) naval mine from the Second World War was discovered 500 yards from the vessel. The mine was secured before it could damage the ship.[1] Also during that visit, she became the first US Navy ship to land a Ukrainian Navy helicopter. She also conducted Reliant Mermaid 2007 with the Turkish and Israeli Navies.[2]

On that deployment, she circumnavigated the continent of Africa as part of Task Group 60.5, the US Navy's Southeast Africa task force. She returned home on 19 December that year.[3][4]

In early June 2008, Forrest Sherman deployed for three months in support of U.S. Southern Command's Partnership of the Americas 2008 (POA 08) operation. She returned home on 29 August 2008.[5]

On 25 November 2019, Forrest Sherman captured a stateless dhow carrying a large cache of Iranian missile parts destined for Yemen.[6][7]

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. The entry can be found here.

  1. ^ "WWII Mine Discovered Near Ukraine". New York Sun. Associated Press. 10 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Welcome aboard USS Forrest Sherman DDG-98" (pdf). Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  3. ^ Wax, MCS2 Joseph R. (25 November 2007). "Enterprise Strike Group Exemplifies CNO's Maritime Strategy". USN.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "USS Forrest Sherman DDG-98". U.S. Carriers. 1 June 2012.
  5. ^ "USS Forrest Sherman due home to Norfolk Friday". WVEC.[dead link]
  6. ^ https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-officials-release-photos-of-significant-cache-of-iranian-missile-parts-captured
  7. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200224152010/https://www.janes.com/article/94432/new-iranian-missile-reported-to-be-loitering-sam

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