USS Forrest Sherman on 3 February 2006
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Forrest Sherman |
Namesake | Forrest Sherman |
Ordered | 6 March 1998 |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi |
Laid down | 7 August 2003 |
Launched | 2 October 2004 |
Sponsored by | Ann Sherman Fitzpatrick |
Commissioned | 28 January 2006 |
Homeport | Norfolk |
Identification |
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Motto | Relentless Fighting Spirit |
Status | in active service |
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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 |
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Speed | 30+ knots (55+ km/h) |
Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) is an Arleigh Burke-class 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.