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U.S.S. HOWARD
(DDG-83)READY FOR VICTORY
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USS HOWARD (DDG-83) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer
In Commission 2001 to PresentDDG-83 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DDG-83 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-83 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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DEC | 1998 | - | Keel Date: 9 DEC 1998 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
NOV | 1999 | - | Launch Date: 20 NOV 1999 | ||
OCT | 2001 | - | Commissioned: 20 OCT 2001 | ||
SEP | 2006 | - | MAR | 2007 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
SEP | 2006 | - | MAR | 2007 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JUN | 2011 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 JUN 2011 - Pacific Ocean |
DDG-83 General Specifications
Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Named for: Gunnery Sgt. Jimmie E. Howard
Complement: 320 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 9200 tons
Length: 509 feet 6 inches
Beam: 66 feet
Flank Speed: 30+ knots