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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 PresentDDG-59 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DDG-59 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-59 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUL | 1992 | - | Keel Date: 24 JUL 1992 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
OCT | 1993 | - | Launch Date: 20 OCT 1993 | ||
MAY | 1995 | - | Commissioned: 20 MAY 1995 | ||
OCT | 1996 | - | Shellback Initiation - 4 OCT 1996 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUN | 2000 | - | 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