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U.S.S. RUSSELL

(DDG-59)

STRENGTH IN FREEDOM

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USS RUSSELL (DDG-59) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer

In Commission 1995 to Present

DDG-59 Deployments - Major Events

Add a DDG-59 Shellback Initiation Add a DDG-59 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUL1992-Keel Date: 24 JUL 1992
at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
OCT1993-Launch Date: 20 OCT 1993
MAY1995-Commissioned: 20 MAY 1995
OCT1996-Shellback Initiation - 4 OCT 1996 - Pacific Ocean
JUN2000-Shellback Initiation - 11 JUN 2000 - Indian Ocean

DDG-59 General Specifications

Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer

Named for: Rear Admiral John Henry Russell

Complement: 33 Officers and 258 Enlisted

Length: 505 feet

Beam: 66 feet

Draft: 31 feet

Range: 4 400 nautical miles