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U.S.S. ARLEIGH BURKE
(DDG-51)BUILT TO FIGHT
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The USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51), an Arleigh Burke class destroyer, was commissioned on 4 JUL 1991. USS ARLEIGH BURKE serves her country from her homeport of Norfolk, Virginia.
The USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:
DDG-51 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DDG-51 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-51 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC | 1988 | - | Keel Date: 6 DEC 1988 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| SEP | 1989 | - | Launch Date: 16 SEP 1989 | ||
| JAN | 1990 | - | JAN | 2019 | Regular Overhaul |
| JUL | 1991 | - | Commissioned: 4 JUL 1991 | ||
| MAR | 1993 | - | SEP | 1993 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1993 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 OCT 1993 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1995 | - | SEP | 1995 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1998 | - | OCT | 1998 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| MAY | 1998 | - | OCT | 1998 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| DEC | 2000 | - | JUN | 2001 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 2003 | - | JUN | 2003 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 2006 | - | MAY | 2006 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 2006 | - | OCT | 2007 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 2007 | - | MAY | 2007 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 2010 | - | OCT | 2010 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| SEP | 2011 | - | NOV | 2011 | North Atlantic |
DDG-51 General Specifications
Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Named for: Admiral Arleigh Albert Burke
Complement: 33 Officers and 258 Enlisted
Length: 505 feet
Beam: 66 feet
Draft: 31 feet
Range: 4 400 nautical miles
USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51)
Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) was laid down on 6 December 1988 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 16
September 1989; sponsored by Mrs. Arleigh
Burke; and was scheduled for delivery to the Navy early in
1991
[Note: The above USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]