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U.S.S. BENFOLD
(DDG-65)ONWARD WITH VALOR
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USS BENFOLD (DDG-65) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer
In Commission 1996 to PresentDDG-65 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DDG-65 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-65 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1993 | - | Keel Date: 27 SEP 1993 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| NOV | 1994 | - | Launch Date: 9 NOV 1994 | ||
| MAR | 1996 | - | Commissioned: 30 MAR 1996 | ||
| AUG | 1997 | - | FEB | 1998 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| FEB | 2001 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 FEB 2001 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 2001 | - | SEP | 2001 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAR | 2001 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 MAR 2001 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUN | 2004 | - | AUG | 2004 | South America |
| OCT | 2004 | - | MAR | 2005 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| SEP | 2006 | - | MAR | 2007 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| APR | 2007 | - | MAY | 2007 | Alaska |
DDG-65 General Specifications
Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Named for: USN Hospital Corpsman Edward Clyde Benfold
Complement: 33 Officers and 258 Enlisted
Length: 505 feet
Beam: 66 feet
Draft: 31 feet
Range: 4 400 nautical miles