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Winston S. Churchill |
Type: |
Guided Missile Destroyer |
Class: |
Arleigh Burke |
Hull Number: |
DDG-81 |
Built By: |
Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
Awarded: |
January 6, 1995 |
Keel Laid Down: |
May 7, 1998 |
Launched: |
April 17, 1999 Christened by Mrs. Janet Langhart Cohen (Wife of former Secretary of Defense William Cohen), Lady Mary Soames (daughter of Sir Winston S. Churchill) |
Commissioned: |
March 10, 2001 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Active Atlantic Fleet Homeport Norfolk, Virginia |
Length: |
511' |
Beam: |
66' |
Draft: |
33' |
Displacement: |
6,600 Light 2,595 DWT 9,195 Full |
Screws: |
2 |
Engines: |
4 x GE LM-2500 Gas Turbines 100,000 SHP |
Speed: |
30+ knots |
Range: |
4,400 NM @ 20 knots |
Crew: |
380 32 officers 348 enlisted |
Armament: |
1 x 5"/62 |