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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 19 January 1993 |
| Laid down: | 11 January 1996 |
| Launched: | 8 November 1996 |
| Commissioned: | 29 August 1998 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Active in service |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 8,315 tons |
| Length: | 505.25 feet (154 meters) |
| Beam: | 67 feet (20.4 meters) |
| Draught: | 30.5 feet (9.3 meters) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 23 Officers 24 Chief Petty Officers 291 Enlisted Personnel |
| Armament: | 1 x 29 cell, 1 x 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 90 x RIM-67 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles 1 x 5 in, 2 x 25 mm, 4 x 12.7 mm guns, 2 x Phalanx CIWSThe Phalanx CIWS ( Close-in weapon system, pronounced see-whizz) is an anti- missile system designed and manufactured by Raytheon Company. It is used by the United States Navy and on the vessels of over twenty international allied navies. It was developed 2 x Mk 46 torpedoDesigned to attack high-performance submarines, the Mark 46 torpedo is the backbone of the U. Navy's lightweight ASW torpedo inventory, and is the current NATO standard. The Mk 46 Mod 5 is expected to remain in service until the year 2015. In 1989, a majo tubes |
| Aircraft: | 1 SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter can be embarked |
| Motto: | |
The USS Decatur (DDG-73) is a guided missile destroyerA guided missile destroyer is, as the name suggests, a destroyer designed to launch guided missiles. Many are also equipped to carry out anti-submarine, anti-air, and anti-surface operations. Navy, their hull classification symbol is DDG . List of guided of the United States NavyThe United States Navy USN is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. Navy consists of slightly fewer than 300 ships and over 4,000 operational aircraft. It has over a half million men and women on active or ready re.
Decatur was involved in patrolling the Persian GulfThe Persian Gulf ( Persian: , Arabic: ) is an extension of the Gulf of Oman in between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. This inland sea of some 233,000 km˛ is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz, and its western end is marked / Strait of HormuzThe Strait of Hormuz ( in Persian) is a relatively narrow stretch of ocean between the Gulf of Oman in the southeast and the Persian Gulf in the southwest. On the north coast is Iran and on the south coast is the United Arab Emirates and an enclave of Oma during December 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U. On 14 December she intercepted a dhow carrying about 1750Kg of marijuana, with an estimated street value of $8M to $10M US. US sources claimed that the drugs were being smuggled to raise funds for the operations of Al-Qaeda, but have so far refused to release the evidence on which this claim is based.
Other ships have been named USS Decatur.