USS Mahan (DDG-72)
 The Mahan 2002 in the Atlantic |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | April 8, 1992 |
| Keel laying | 17th August 1995 |
| Launch | June 29, 1996 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | February 14, 1998 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
8315 tons |
| length |
154 m |
| width |
20 metres |
| Draft |
9.5 meters |
| crew |
26 officers, 315 men |
| drive |
2 propellers, driven by 4 gas turbines; 100,000 wave horsepower |
| speed |
31 knots |
| Armament |
90 VLS cells |
The USS Mahan (DDG-72) is a destroyer of Arleigh Burke class . She is the first ship in the second batch of the class. The United States Navy named the ship after Alfred Thayer Mahan , the naval strategist.
history
The DDG-72 was commissioned in 1992 and laid down at Bath Iron Works in August 1995 . The launch and christening of the ship could already be carried out in June 1996. The Mahan officially entered service in 1998.
On her first mission she moved with the combat group to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in the Persian Gulf. In 2002 the destroyer sailed with the carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) and conducted exercises with the Moroccan Navy. In 2004 the Mahan sailed the Mediterranean as part of the NATO Standing Naval Force Mediterranean .
From January 2007 the Mahan was assigned to Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 , until May she was the flagship for the commander of the fleet, Rear Admiral Michael Mahon, but was then replaced by USS Normandy (CG-60) . In 2009, the destroyer sailed off Somalia as part of the multinational Combined Task Force 151 to protect shipping there from pirate attacks. The next voyage into European waters began in November 2010. In August 2013, the Mahan was ordered to the eastern Mediterranean to strengthen the local fleet with a view to a possible intervention in Syria.
In March 2014 there was a shooting on board with two dead.
Web links
- Entry in the Naval Vessel Register (Engl.)
- official site (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Barbara Starr, Jason Hanna, Ed Payne: Sailor, civilian killed in shooting at Virginia naval station. CNN.com, March 25, 2014, accessed April 20, 2014 .