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U.S.S. MITSCHER

(DDG-57)

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USS MITSCHER (DDG-57) - an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

In Commission 1994 to Present

DDG-57 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
FEB1992-Keel Date: 12 FEB 1992
at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS
MAY1993-Launch Date: 7 MAY 1993
DEC1994-Commissioned: 10 DEC 1994
JUN1996-DEC1996Mediterranean
JUN1998-DEC1998Mediterranean
JUN2000-DEC2000Mediterranean
NOV2000-MAY2001Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN2001-JUL2001Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
DEC2002-JUN2003Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
SEP2003-APR2004North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
MAY2011-DEC2011Mediterranean-Indian Ocean
SEP2015-MAY2016Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf

DDG-57 General Specifications

Class: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

Named for: Admiral Marc A. Mitscher

Complement: 33 Officers and 258 Enlisted

Length: 505 feet

Beam: 66 feet

Draft: 31 feet

Range: 4 400 nautical miles