USS McFaul
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USS McFaul (DDG-74) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for U.S. Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Donald L. McFaul. This ship is the 24th destroyer of her class. USS McFaul was the 11th ship of this class to be built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and construction began on 26 January 1996. She was launched on 18 January 1997 and was christened on 12 April 1997. On 25 April 1998 she had her commissioning ceremony at the Garden City Terminal in Savannah, Georgia. As of July 2020 the ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 26 based out of Naval Station Norfolk.
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USS McFaul (DDG-74), in the Atlantic Ocean on 5 November 2005 | |
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Name | McFaul |
Namesake | Donald L. McFaul |
Ordered | 21 January 1993 |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Laid down | 26 January 1996 |
Launched | 18 January 1997 |
Acquired | 23 February 1998 |
Commissioned | 25 April 1998 |
Homeport | Norfolk |
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Motto | Courage, Honor, Sacrifice |
Honours and awards | See Awards |
Status | in active service |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
Displacement | 8,637 long tons (8,776 t) (Full load) |
Length | 505 ft (154 m) |
Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 × shafts |
Speed | In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky MH-60R |
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