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U.S.S. FITZGERALD
(DDG-62)PROTECT YOUR PEOPLE
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USS FITZGERALD (DDG-62) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer
In Commission 1995 to PresentDDG-62 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DDG-62 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-62 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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FEB | 1993 | - | Keel Date: 9 FEB 1993 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
JAN | 1994 | - | Launch Date: 29 JAN 1994 | ||
OCT | 1995 | - | Commissioned: 14 OCT 1995 | ||
FEB | 1997 | - | AUG | 1997 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
APR | 1999 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 APR 1999 - Pacific Ocean | ||
NOV | 2001 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 NOV 2001 - Indian Ocean | ||
MAR | 2009 | - | SEP | 2009 | Middle Pacific |
JAN | 2010 | - | JAN | 2011 | West Pac |
DDG-62 General Specifications
Named for: Lieutenant William Charles Fitzgerald
Complement: 33 Officers and 258 Enlisted
Length: 505 feet
Beam: 66 feet
Draft: 31 feet
Flank Speed: 30+ knots