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USS RUSSELL
(DDG-59)Strength in Freedom
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USS RUSSELL (DDG-59) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer
In Commission 1995 to PresentDDG-59 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DDG-59 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-59 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1992 | Keel Date: 24 JUL 1992 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS |
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| OCT | 1993 | Launch Date: 20 OCT 1993 | |||
| MAY | 1995 | Commissioned: 20 MAY 1995 | |||
DDG-59 General Specifications
Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Named for: Rear Admiral John Henry Russell
Complement: 33 Officers and 258 Enlisted
Length: 505 feet
Beam: 66 feet
Draft: 31 feet
Range: 4 400 nautical miles








