USS Spruance (DDG-111)
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Spruance |
| Namesake: | Raymond A. Spruance |
| Awarded: | 13 September 2002[1] |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works[1] |
| Laid down: | 14 May 2009[2] |
| Christened: | 5 June 2010 |
| Launched: | 6 June 2010 |
| Status: | Under Construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer[2] |
| Displacement: | 9,200 tons[1] |
| Length: | 510 ft (160 m) [1] |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m) [1] |
| Draft: | 33 ft (10 m) [1] |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | 30+ knots (55+ km/h) |
| Range: |
4,400 nmi at 20 knots (8,150 km at 37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted[1] |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | AN/SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Warfare System |
| Armament: |
1× 32 cell, 1× 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 96× RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk, RIM-162 ESSM Quadpack, or RUM-139 VL-ASROC missiles 1× 5 in (127 mm)/62, 2× 25 mm, 4× 12.7 mm guns 2× Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried: | 2× SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
USS Spruance (DDG-111) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer being built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. She will be the 61st ship in her class. She is the second United States Navy 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.
Spruance's keel was laid down on 14 May 2009.[2] She was christened by the admiral's granddaughter, Ellen Spruance Holscher, on 5 June 2010 in Bath, Maine at Bath Iron Works, where the ship was built.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Spruance". Naval Vessel Register. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DDG111.htm. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Keel Laid for future USS Spruance". Navy News Service. 20 May 2009. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=45471. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ↑ Sharp, David, (Associated Press), "BIW Destroyer Named For 'Quiet Warrior'", Maine Sunday Telegram, June 6, 2010.
External links
- Official Ship's Site
- Willshaw, Fred (2010). "USS Spruance (DDG-111)". Destroyer Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/01111.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
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