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U.S.S. OSCAR AUSTIN
(DDG-79)HONOR AND SACRIFICE
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USS OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG-79) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer
In Commission 2000 to PresentDDG-79 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DDG-79 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-79 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1997 | - | Keel Date: 9 OCT 1997 | ||
| NOV | 1998 | - | Launch Date: 7 NOV 1998 | ||
| AUG | 2000 | - | Commissioned: 19 AUG 2000 | ||
| DEC | 2002 | - | JUL | 2003 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAY | 2004 | - | JUL | 2004 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 2005 | - | MAR | 2006 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 2006 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 JAN 2006 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| NOV | 2007 | - | MAR | 2008 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JUN | 2010 | - | DEC | 2010 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
DDG-79 General Specifications
Named for: Oscar P. Austin
Complement: 380 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 9200 tons
Length: 509 feet 6 inches
Beam: 66 feet
Draft: 31 feet