USS Halsey (DDG-97)

USS Halsey (DDG-97)
USS Halsey at Pearl Harbor on 14 February 2013
History
United States
NameHalsey
NamesakeWilliam Halsey, Jr.
Ordered6 March 1998
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
Laid down13 January 2002
Launched9 January 2004
Commissioned30 July 2005
HomeportNaval Station San Diego
Identification
MottoHit Hard Hit Fast Hit Often
Honours and
awards
See Awards
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,300 tons
Length509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)
Beam66 ft (20 m)
Draft31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speed30+ knots (55+ km/h)
Complement257 officers and enlisted
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

USS Halsey (DDG-97) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the second ship to be named for Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.

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