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USS Halsey DDG-97 |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. (a) Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Hull Number: |
DDG-97 |
Ordered: |
March 6, 1998 |
Commissioned: |
July 30, 2005 |
Keel Laid: |
February 24, 2003 |
Decommissioned: |
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Launched: |
January 9, 2004 |
Stricken: |
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Fate: |
Active in commission with Pacific Fleet. Homeport: San Diego, California. |
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Notes |
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Shipyard bought by Northrop Grumman in 2001 now named Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls Operations. |
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Commanders
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From
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To
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Name
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July 30, 2008 |
May 18, 2006 |
Commander James L. Autrey |
May 18, 2006 |
Feb. 2, 2007 |
Commander John J. Pinckney Jr. |
Feb. 2, 2007 |
Feb. 19, 2007 |
Lt. Commander Christopher T. Monroe (Acting) |
Feb. 19, 2007 |
Aug. 17, 2008 |
Commander Paul J. Schlise |
Aug. 17, 2008 |
Commander Robert E. Beauchamp |
History |
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Aug. 4, 2006: |
Departed San Diego on maiden deployment to the Western Pacific. |
Dec. 24, 2006: |
Arrived at homeport following deployment. |
May 4, 2008: |
Departed on 2nd deployment. |
Nov. 3, 2008: |
Arrived at homeport following deployment. |
Notes |
Named in honor of Fleet Admiral William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. USN (1882-1959) |
Ship's motto: "Hit hard, hit fast, hit often" |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Nov. 11, 2008 |
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