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U.S.S. FORREST SHERMAN
(DDG-98)RELENTLESS FIGHTING SPIRIT
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USS FORREST SHERMAN (DDG-98) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer
In Commission 2006 to PresentDDG-98 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DDG-98 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-98 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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AUG | 2003 | - | Keel Date: 7 AUG 2003 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
OCT | 2004 | - | Launch Date: 2 OCT 2004 | ||
JAN | 2006 | - | Commissioned: 28 JAN 2006 | ||
JAN | 2006 | - | NOV | 2011 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JAN | 2018 | - | DEC | 2018 | North Atlantic |
DDG-98 General Specifications
Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Named for: Admiral Forrest Sherman
Complement: 380 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 9200 tons
Length: 509 feet 6 inches
Beam: 66 feet
Flank Speed: 30+ knots