USS Sterett (DDG-104)

	USS Sterett during Malabar 2020
History
United States
Name	Sterett
Namesake	Andrew Sterett
Ordered	13 September 2002
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	17 November 2005
Launched	19 May 2007
Commissioned	9 August 2008
Homeport	San Diego
Identification	MMSI number: 369970119; Callsign: NRDT; ; Hull number: DDG-104;
Motto	Forever Dauntless
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	6,600 tons light,; 9,200 tons full,; 2,600 tons dead;
Length	509 ft 6 in (155.3 m) overall,; 471 ft (143.6 m) waterline;
Beam	66 ft (20.1 m) extreme,; 59 ft (18 m) waterline;
Draft	31 ft (9.4 m) maximum,; 22 ft (6.7 m) limit;
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speed	30+ knots (55+ km/h) designed
Complement	32 officers, 348 enlisted
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system; 4 × 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliber guns; Missiles:; 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS):; RIM-66M surface-to-air missile; RIM-156 surface-to-air missile; RIM-174A standard ERAM; RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile; RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed); BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile; RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC; Torpedoes:; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 lightweight torpedo; Mark 50 lightweight torpedo; Mark 54 lightweight torpedo;
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

USS Sterett (DDG-104) is a Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the fourth ship named for Andrew Sterett.

Etymology

USS Sterett is the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy to be named after Andrew Sterett, a U.S. naval officer who fought in the Quasi-War and the Barbary Wars.

History

The contract to build USS Sterett was awarded to Bath Iron Works Corporation in Bath, Maine on 13 September 2002. On 17 November 2005, her keel was laid down, and she was christened on 19 May 2007. The ship's sponsor was Michelle Sterett Bernson, a familial descendant of Andrew Sterett, who himself had no children.

The vessel's commissioning took place in Baltimore, Maryland, Andrew Sterett's birthplace, on 9 August 2008. The ship's home port is Naval Base San Diego.^[1]

The ship was attacked without warning by Somali pirates using rocket-propelled grenades on 22 February 2011, during negotiations with the pirates for the release of four U.S. hostages, who were eventually killed.^[2]

The ship was under the control of Commander Carrier Strike Group 9.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

Battle "E" – (2023)

In popular culture

USS Sterett served as one of the filming locations for the TNT's television series The Last Ship and its fictional setting, USS Nathan James (DDG-151).^{[citation needed]}
USS Sterett served as the backdrop for a historic visit to Naval Base Point Loma by President Joe Biden in March 2023. The crew gave him a "line-the-rail" salute.^[3]

References

^ Lhee, Euna, "USS Sterett Unveiled, Set To Sail^{[permanent dead link]}", Baltimore Sun, 10 August 2008.
^ "Pirates kill four U.S. hostages near Somalia". Reuters. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022.
^ Stone, Ken (13 March 2023). "'Historic' Visit: Biden, 2 Allies at Point Loma Base for Nuclear Submarine Pact". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

External links

[1] Lhee, Euna, "USS Sterett Unveiled, Set To Sail^{[permanent dead link]}", Baltimore Sun, 10 August 2008.

[2] "Pirates kill four U.S. hostages near Somalia". Reuters. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022.

[3] Stone, Ken (13 March 2023). "'Historic' Visit: Biden, 2 Allies at Point Loma Base for Nuclear Submarine Pact". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

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