USS McCampbell on 7 October 2008
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | McCampbell |
Namesake | David McCampbell |
Ordered | 13 December 1996 |
Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
Laid down | 15 July 1999 |
Launched | 2 July 2000 |
Commissioned | 17 August 2002 |
Homeport | Yokosuka |
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Motto | Relentless in Battle |
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 | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
Speed | exceeds 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
USS McCampbell (DDG-85) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named in honor of Naval Aviator Captain David S. McCampbell, a Medal of Honor and Navy Cross recipient who was the Navy's leading ace in World War II. This ship is the 35th destroyer of her class. USS McCampbell was the 20th ship of this class to be built by Bath Iron Works at Bath, Maine, and construction began on 16 July 1999. She was launched and christened on 2 July 2000. On 17 August 2002, the commissioning ceremony was held at Pier 30 in San Francisco, California.