USS Mahan (DDG-72)

	USS Mahan USS Mahan (DDG-72)
History
US
Name	USS Mahan
Namesake	Alfred Thayer Mahan
Ordered	8 April 1992
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
Laid down	17 August 1995
Launched	29 June 1996
Commissioned	14 February 1998
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help); Light: approx. 6,805 tons; Full: approx. 8,939 tons
Length	505 ft (154 m)
Beam	59 ft (18 m)
Draft	31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion	2 × shafts
Speed	In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	33 commissioned officers; 38 chief petty officers; 210 enlisted personnel;
Sensors and ; processing systems	AN/SPY-1D PESA 3D radar (Flight I, II, IIA); AN/SPY-6(V)1 AESA 3D radar (Flight III); AN/SPS-67(V)3 or (V)5 surface search radar (DDG-51 – DDG-118); AN/SPQ-9B surface search radar (DDG-119 onwards); AN/SPS-73(V)12 surface search/navigation radar (DDG-51 – DDG-86); BridgeMaster E surface search/navigation radar (DDG-87 onwards); 3 × AN/SPG-62 fire-control radar; Mk 46 optical sight system (Flight I, II, IIA); Mk 20 electro-optical sight system (Flight III); AN/SQQ-89 ASW combat system:; AN/SQS-53C sonar array; AN/SQR-19 tactical towed array sonar (Flight I, II, IIA); TB-37U multi-function towed array sonar (DDG-113 onwards); AN/SQQ-28 LAMPS III shipboard system;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare suite; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo countermeasures; Mk 36 Mod 12 decoy launching systems; Mk 53 Nulka decoy launching systems; Mk 59 decoy launching systems;
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/54 mk 45 mod 1/2 (lightweight gun); 2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system; 4 × 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliber guns; Missiles:; 2 × Mk 141 Harpoon anti-ship missile launcher; 1 × 29-cell, 1 × 61-cell (90 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS):; RIM-66M surface-to-air missile; RIM-156 surface-to-air missile; BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile; RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC; Torpedoes:; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 lightweight torpedo; Mark 50 lightweight torpedo; Mark 54 lightweight torpedo;
Aircraft carried	1 × Sikorsky MH-60R

USS Mahan (DDG-72) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer currently in service with the United States Navy.

Overview

The USS Mahan is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, and is one of the ships of the United States Fleet Forces Command.

Namesake

Like her predecessors, the USS Mahan is named after Alfred Thayer Mahan, a naval theorist on seapower. She is the fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name.

Service history

1990s

The USS Mahan was commissioned on February 14, 1998.

2000s

On February 16, 2007, Mahan was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award.^[4]

2010s

During a 2011 Maritime Security Operation (MSO) deployment, the USS Mahan was dispatched to the Mediterranean Sea to conduct operations in Libya. Insitu Inc. announced that its ScanEagle been assisting U.S. and NATO Forces in their mission to protect civilians and reduce the flow of arms to Libya. During a 72-hour counter-terrorism surge supporting Operation Unified Protector (OUP), the ScanEagle UAS was operated organically aboard the USS Mahan (DDG-72) to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support. In strong winds, ScanEagle performed cooperatively with a host of U.S. and NATO participating forces. On this deployment ScanEagles second aboard the USS Mahan, the team achieved a 100 percent mission readiness rate, accruing 1,154 flight hours and 167 sorties. ^[5]

Controversy

Executive officer relieved of duty

On Friday, September 17, 2010, the Navy relieved Commander Charles Mansfield for misconduct by Captain Jeffrey Wolstenholme, Commander of Destroyer Squadron 22. Relief of Mansfield came after investigation into allegations that Mansfield struck a subordinate officer while the ship was underway, participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise on July 9. Mansfield was taken for nonjudicial punishment proceeding on charges of assault and conduct unbecoming an officer. He was found guilty of both charges, said Lt. Cmdr. Bill Urban, a spokesman with Naval Surface Force Atlantic. The incident took place in the Mahan's combat direction center in front of several other sailors, Urban said. He declined to provide further details.^[6]

References

^ "Mk46 MOD 1 Optical Sight System". Kollmorgen. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
^ Rockwell, David (2017-07-12). "The Kollmorgen/L-3 KEO Legacy". Teal Group. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
^ Hart, Jackie (2023-12-17). "Decoy Launch System Installed Aboard USS Ramage". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
^ Surface Force Ships, Crews Earn Battle "E"
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[1] "Mk46 MOD 1 Optical Sight System". Kollmorgen. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-01-26.

[2] Rockwell, David (2017-07-12). "The Kollmorgen/L-3 KEO Legacy". Teal Group. Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.

[3] Hart, Jackie (2023-12-17). "Decoy Launch System Installed Aboard USS Ramage". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2023-01-26.

[4] Surface Force Ships, Crews Earn Battle "E"

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