USS Truxtun (DDG-103)
_during_the_christening_ceremony.jpg) USS Truxtun (DDG 103) during christening ceremony, 2 June 2007.
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| History | |
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 USA | |
| Name | USS Truxtun |
| Namesake | Commodore Thomas Truxtun |
| Awarded | 13 September 2002[1] |
| Builder | NGSS Ingalls[1] |
| Laid down | 11 April 2005[1] |
| Launched | 17 April 2007[1] |
| Christened | 2 June 2007 |
| Acquired | 24 October 2008[1] |
| Commissioned | 25 April 2009 (ceremony)[2] |
| Homeport | Naval Station Norfolk[1] |
| Motto | "Pursue Attack Vanquish" |
| Status | in active service |
| Notes |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke class destroyer |
| Displacement | 9,200 tons[1] |
| Length | 510 ft (160 m)[1] |
| Beam | 59 ft (18 m)[1] |
| Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | 2 × shafts[3] |
| Speed | In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)[3] |
| Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 380 officers and enlisted[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 1 × 32 cell, 1 × 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 96 × RIM-66 SM-2, RIM-162 ESSM, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles 1 × Mark 45 Mod 4 5"/62 caliber (127 mm/62 cal), 2 × 25 mm, 4 × 12.7 mm guns 2 × Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
USS Truxtun (DDG-103) is a US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. Her keel was laid down on 11 April 2005 and she was launched on 17 April 2007.[1] Her commissioning ceremony was held 25 April 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina with Commander Timothy Weber as her first commanding officer. She is named for American Naval hero Thomas Truxtun.[2]
DDG-103 suffered a major electrical fire during construction at NGSS Ingalls, Pascagoula, Mississippi 20 May 2006 engulfing two levels and causing damage believed to be in the millions of dollars.[5] She was christened on 2 June 2007 at NGSS Ingalls in Pascagoula Mississippi[6] and was sponsored by Susan Scott Martin and Carol Leigh Roelker, descendants of Thomas Truxtun.[7]
Of note, 17 February was the 255th anniversary of Thomas Truxtun's birth.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "USS Truxtun". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Roughead Delivers Principal Address at Truxtun Commissioning". Navy News Service. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Navy To Commission Guided Missile Destroyer Truxtun". Navy News Service. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ^ Hart, Jackie (17 December 2023). "Decoy Launch System Installed Aboard USS Ramage". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ USS Truxtun Damaged In Weekend Fire At Northrop Grumman Shipyard. Geoff Fein. Defense Daily. Published 23 May 2006.
- ^ "New Truxtun joins distinguished line". Leigh Coleman. Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS) Published 3 June 2007.
- ^ Northrop Grumman-built Truxtun (DDG 103) Christening Commemorates a Founding Father of the U.S. Navy. NGSS Press Release. 2 June 2007.
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