USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108)
| USS Wayne E Meyer(DDG-108) on Supertrials June 2009 Sailing down Kennebeck River, Maine | |
| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Wayne E. Meyer |
| Namesake: | Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer |
| Awarded: | 9 September 2002 |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 18 May 2007 |
| Launched: | 19 October 2008 |
| Sponsored by: | Anna Mae Meyer |
| Acquired: | 10 July 2009[1] |
| Commissioned: | 10 October 2009 |
| Homeport: | San Diego, California |
| Motto: | "One Powerful Legacy" |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2010 |
| Badge: | 175px |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 9,200 tons |
| Length: | 509 ft 6 in (155.30 m) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draft: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | 30+ knots (55+ km/h) |
| Complement: | 275 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
1 × 32 cell, 1 × 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 96 × RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles 1 × 5"/62, 2 × 25 mm, 4 × 12.7 mm guns 2 × Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
The USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named after Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, who is known as the Father of Aegis.
Wayne E. Meyer is the 58th destroyer in her class. She carries the 100th AEGIS Weapon System to be delivered to the United States Navy.[2] She was built by Bath Iron Works, and was christened by sponsor Anna Mae Meyer (wife of Admiral Meyer) and launched on 18 October 2008.
Wayne E. Meyer completed sea trials in June 2009 and was delivered to the Navy in July 2009.[1] She was Commissioned and placed into active service on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 10, 2009. Wayne E. Meyer arrived at her homeport in San Diego, CA on 4 December 2009.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Wayne E. Meyer". Navy News Service. 10 July 2009. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=46873. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ "Destroyer to be named for weapons developer", Courier-Post, October 10, 2009.
- ↑ FAQ
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External links
- DDG108 Christening Party 1.JPG
Christening party at the USS Wayne E. Meyer Christening at Bath Iron Works 18 October 2008
- DDG-108 Stern View.JPG
Stern view of the USS Wayne E. Meyer prior to launching 18 October 2008
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