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U.S.S. OSCAR AUSTIN

(DDG-79)

HONOR AND SACRIFICE

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USS OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG-79) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer

In Commission 2000 to Present

DDG-79 Deployments - Major Events

Add a DDG-79 Shellback Initiation Add a DDG-79 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
OCT1997-Keel Date: 9 OCT 1997
NOV1998-Launch Date: 7 NOV 1998
AUG2000-Commissioned: 19 AUG 2000
DEC2002-JUL2003Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
MAY2004-JUL2004North Atlantic
SEP2005-MAR2006Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN2006-Shellback Initiation - 5 JAN 2006 - Atlantic Ocean
NOV2007-MAR2008Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JUN2010-DEC2010North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean

DDG-79 General Specifications

Named for: Oscar P. Austin

Complement: 380 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 9200 tons

Length: 509 feet 6 inches

Beam: 66 feet

Draft: 31 feet