USS Gravely (DDG-107)

USS Gravely (DDG-107)
Overview
Order	September 13, 2002
Keel laying	November 26, 2007
Launch	March 30, 2009
1. Period of service
Commissioning	November 20, 2010
Technical specifications
displacement	9200 tons
length	156 meters
width	20 metres
Draft	9.5 meters
crew	32 officers, 350 men
drive	2 propellers, driven by 4 gas turbines; 100,000 wave horsepower
speed	31 knots
Armament	96 VLS cells 2 triple torpedo launchers 1 gun 127 mm Phalanx Ciwiss mk 61

The USS Gravely (DDG-107) is a destroyer in the United States Navy and belongs to the Arleigh Burke class . The namesake is Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely , who was the first African American to achieve the rank of admiral.

history

DDG-107 was commissioned in 2002, the keel-laying of the destroyer took place in November 2007. The construction yard is Ingalls Shipbuilding . The launch of the destroyer took place in March 2009. Gravely was baptized on May 16, 2009 , godmother was Mrs. Alma Bernice Clark Gravely, the widow of the admiral. On November 20, 2010, the Gravely entered service in Wilmington , North Carolina .

Web links

Commons : USS Gravely  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry in the Naval Vessel Register (Engl.)