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U.S.S. GONZALEZ

(DDG-66)

BEYOND THE CALL

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USS GONZALEZ (DDG-66) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer

In Commission 1996 to Present

DDG-66 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1994-Keel Date: 3 FEB 1994
at Bath Iron Works Bath ME
FEB1995-Launch Date: 18 FEB 1995
JAN1996-JAN1999North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
OCT1996-Commissioned: 12 OCT 1996
DEC1998-MAY1999North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
MAY2001-OCT2001Mediterranean
JAN2006-AUG2006Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
MAR2006-MAR2006Antipiracy Battel Action 18MAR2006
MAR2006-Shellback Initiation - 30 MAR 2006 - Indian Ocean
NOV2015-JUL2016Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf

DDG-66 General Specifications

Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer

Named for: Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez

Complement: 33 Officers and 258 Enlisted

Length: 505 feet

Beam: 66 feet

Draft: 31 feet

Range: 4 400 nautical miles