 USS Sterett during Malabar 2020 | |
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| 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 |
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| Motto: | Forever Dauntless |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2025[update] |
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| Class & type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
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| 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 |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
USS Sterett (DDG-104) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) Aegis 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[]
- Navy Unit Commendation
- Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
- Battle "E" – (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023)
- Spokane Trophy - (2010, 2023) [3]
- Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award - (2017)
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.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Lhee, Euna, "USS Sterett Unveiled, Set To Sail[dead link]", Baltimore Sun, 10 August 2008.
- ↑ "Pirates kill four U.S. hostages near Somalia". https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-pirates-usa-idUSTRE71L3JP20110222.
- ↑ https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8756883/uss-sterett-ddg-104-awarded-spokane-trophy-top-pacific-warship
- ↑ Stone, Ken (March 13, 2023). "'Historic' Visit: Biden, 2 Allies at Point Loma Base for Nuclear Submarine Pact". Times of San Diego. https://timesofsandiego.com/military/2023/03/13/historic-visit-biden-2-allies-at-point-loma-base-for-nuclear-submarine-pact/.
- 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[]
- USS Sterett Association
- Official Ship's Site
- Photo gallery of {{{2}}} at NavSource Naval History
- Test firing of a Mk 45 5-inch gun by the USS Sterett
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