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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Dewey |
| Namesake | George Dewey |
| Ordered | 13 September 2002 |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 4 October 2006 |
| Launched | 26 January 2008 |
| Commissioned | 6 March 2010 |
| Homeport | Yokosuka |
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| Motto |
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| Honors & awards | SeeAwards |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Arleigh Burke-classdestroyer |
| 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 LM2500-30gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed | 30+ knots (55+ km/h) |
| Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 ×MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
USSDewey (DDG-105) is anArleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA)Aegisguided missile destroyer in theUnited States Navy.Dewey is the third Navy ship named afterAdmiral of the NavyGeorge Dewey, hero of theBattle of Manila Bay during theSpanish–American War.[2]
The ship is part ofDestroyer Squadron 15 of the George WashingtonCarrier Strike Group.
She was authorized on 13 September 2002 and was built byNorthrop Grumman Ship Systems. The keel was laid down on 4 October 2006 at the company's shipyard inPascagoula, Mississippi. On 26 January 2008,Dewey was christened in a ceremony in Pascagoula, by Deborah Mullen, the wife ofAdmiralMike Mullen.[3]Dewey was commissioned inSeal Beach, California on 6 March 2010, as the 55thArleigh Burke-class destroyer.[3] This is the first ship commissioning for the City of Seal Beach.[4]
In April 2013,Dewey was outfitted with aLaser Weapon System (LaWS). This is an experimental weapon which can be used to disable small boats and drones.
On 26 May 2017,Dewey carried out a "freedom of navigation operation" (FONOP) in waters claimed by China in the South China Sea. According to Chinese sources,Dewey was "warned and expelled" from Chinese waters near the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea.[5] According to the US Navy, the FONOP proceeded as planned by peacefully transiting the area, despite verbal challenges and approaches by Chinese vessels.[6]
On 16 June 2017,Dewey got underway to assistUSS Fitzgerald after a collision with the Japanese-owned (NYK Line) Philippine-flagged container shipACX Crystal.[7] On 4 September 2017, she deployed to the Port of Los Angeles as part of the 2017 fleet week activities. In October 2017,Dewey spilled oil near theTijuana River.[8]
In early 2020 the Optical Dazzling Interdictor laser weapon was installed onDewey.[9] She was the first ship to receive the new weapons system.[10]
The ship participated inExercise Malabar 2024 which was held from 8 to 18 October.[11]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from theNaval Vessel Register.
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