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U.S.S. STETHEM
(DDG-63)STEADFAST AND COURAGEOUS
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USS STETHEM (DDG-63) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer
In Commission 1995 to PresentDDG-63 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DDG-63 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-63 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAY | 1993 | - | Keel Date: 11 MAY 1993 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
JUN | 1994 | - | Launch Date: 17 JUN 1994 | ||
OCT | 1995 | - | Commissioned: 21 OCT 1995 | ||
MAY | 1997 | - | NOV | 1997 | West Pac |
APR | 1999 | - | OCT | 1999 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
OCT | 1999 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 OCT 1999 - Indian Ocean | ||
JAN | 2000 | - | JUN | 2000 | West Pac |
JUN | 2001 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JUN 2001 - Pacific Ocean | ||
AUG | 2010 | - | MAR | 2014 | Middle Pacific |
DDG-63 General Specifications
Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Named for: Robert Stethem
Complement: 33 Officers and 258 Enlisted
Length: 505 feet
Beam: 66 feet
Draft: 31 feet
Range: 4 400 nautical miles