USS Stockdale (DDG-106) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The third U.S. Navy ship of that name, Stockdale is named after Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale (1923–2005) and is the 56th destroyer in her class. She was authorized on 13 September 2002 and was built by Bath Iron Works. Stockdale was christened 10 May 2008 by Admiral Stockdale's widow, Sybil, and delivered to the Navy on 30 September 2008. She transited the Panama Canal in March 2009; Admiral Stockdale's youngest son and grandchildren joined the ship for the trip.[4] USS Stockdale was commissioned on 18 April 2009 at Port Hueneme.[2]
_flies_a_240-foot_long_homeward_bound_pennant_from_its_mast_as_it_steams_through_the_Pacific_Ocean_on_131105-N-ZZ999-003.jpg) USS Stockdale underway in 2013
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Stockdale |
| Namesake | James B. Stockdale[3] |
| Awarded | 13 September 2002[1] |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works[1] |
| Laid down | 10 August 2006[1] |
| Launched | 24 February 2008[1] |
| Sponsored by | Sybil Stockdale |
| Christened | 10 May 2008 |
| Acquired | 30 September 2008[1] |
| Commissioned | 18 April 2009[2] |
| Homeport | San Diego |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Return With Honor |
| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 9,200 tons[1] |
| Length | 509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)[1] |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m)[1] |
| Draft | 22 ft (6.7 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
| Complement | 380 officers and enlisted[1] |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
Ship history edit
From November 2010 to July 2011, Stockdale performed an eight-month deployment in the United States Seventh Fleet Area of Responsibility. She made ports of call at Guam, Sepangar, Malaysia; Sihanoukville, Cambodia; Laem Chabang, Thailand; Singapore, and Chinhae, South Korea.
In July 2012, Stockdale participated in the naval exercise RIMPAC 2012. This included maneuvers in the Kaulakahi Channel (between Kauai and Niihau Islands, Hawaii) near the PMRF.
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USS Stockdale departed San Diego in July 2021 and joined Carrier Strike Group One. Stockdale’s sonar dome was damaged while underway, on 21 January 2022 and repairs were made in Yokosuka. After the damages were repaired, Stockdale began its journey home and arrived at San Diego on 15 July 2022.[5]
Awards edit
- Navy E Ribbon - (2010, 2015)
- Navy Expeditionary Medal - (Sep-Nov 2013)
- National Defense Service Medal - (2009)
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal - (2009)
- Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
Deployments edit
- 30 November 2010 – 22 July 2011 Maiden deployment
- 24 January 2013 – 8 November 2013 WESTPAC
- 20 January 2016 – 29 August 2016
- 20 October 2018 - 20 May 2019
7th Fleet Deployment, part of the "Great Green Fleet"
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "USS Stockdale". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office (NAVSHIPSO). Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ^ a b Matthew T. Hall (18 April 2009). "Navy commissions destroyer honoring Coronado's Stockdale". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
- ^ "New Destroyer Honors Vietnam War POW and Medal of Honor Recipient". U.S. Department of Defense. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ^ "USS Stockdale Returns to Homeport". navy.mil. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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