USS Stethem
American Destroyer named after Robert Stethem / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Stethem (DDG-63) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was built in Pascagoula, Mississippi, starting on 11 May 1993. She was commissioned on 21 October 1995. She is part of the Pacific Fleet, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 9. The Stethem was named for Steelworker 2nd Class Robert Stethem. He was a Seabee diver killed by Shiite hijackers onboard TWA 847 at Beirut International Airport in 1985.
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Name | Stethem |
Namesake | Robert Stethem |
Ordered | 22 February 1990 |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 11 May 1993 |
Launched | 17 June 1994 |
Commissioned | 21 October 1995 |
Homeport | San Diego |
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Motto | Steadfast And Courageous |
Nickname(s) | The Steel Worker |
Status | in active service |
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Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 505 ft (154 m) |
Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
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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