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USS Spruance (DDG-111) is a United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. She is the 61st ship in her class. Spruance is the second ship to be named for Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (1886–1969), who commanded American naval forces at the Battles of Midway and the Philippine Sea. He was later Ambassador to the Philippines.
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number.It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN. CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 Vincennes and CG-50 Valley Forge were ever authorized as destroyers ...
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Spruance, in honor of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (1886–1969): USS Spruance (DD-963) was the lead ship of Spruance-class destroyers, launched in 1973 and struck in 2005; USS Spruance (DDG-111) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, launched in 2010 and commissioned in 2011
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DDG 140 III Bath Iron Works Authorized Ernest E. Evans [42] [43] DDG 141 III Ingalls Shipbuilding Authorized Charles J. French [44] DDG 142 III Ingalls Shipbuilding Authorized Richard J. Danzig [45] DDG 143 III Ingalls Shipbuilding Authorized Michael G. Mullen [46] DDG 144 III Bath Iron Works Authorized Intrepid [47] DDG 145 III Ingalls ...
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance launching an interceptor missile during a live-fire exercise. The Spruance came under attack on Monday. US Navy photo by Ensign John ...
Six Spruance-class destroyers fitting out, c. May 1975. One additional ship, USS Hayler, was ordered on 29 September 1979. Hayler was originally planned as a DDH (Destroyer, Helicopter) design, which would carry more anti-submarine helicopters than the standard design of the Spruance class. Eventually this plan to build a DDH was scrapped and a ...
The report shows the Navy failed to fix a known steering issue with the ship, which later led to the incident. ... the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain ...