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U.S.S. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL

(DDG-81)

IN WAR: RESOLUTION
IN PEACE: GOOD WILL

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USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL (DDG-81) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer

In Commission 2001 to Present

DDG-81 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAY1998-Keel Date: 7 MAY 1998
at Bath Iron Works Bath ME
APR1999-Launch Date: 17 APR 1999
MAR2001-Commissioned: 10 MAR 2001
AUG2002-JUL2003Desert Shield
AUG2002-JUL2003Desert Shield

DDG-81 General Specifications

Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer

Named for: Sir Winston S. Churchill

Complement: 32 Officers and 348 Enlisted

Displacement: 9200 tons

Length: 509.5 feet

Beam: 66 feet

Flank Speed: 30+ knots