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U.S.S. ROSS
(DDG-71)FORTUNE FAVORS VALOR
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USS ROSS (DDG-71) - an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
In Commission 1997 to PresentDDG-71 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DDG-71 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-71 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1995 | - | Keel Date: 10 APR 1995 at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula MS | ||
| MAR | 1996 | - | Launch Date: 22 MAR 1996 | ||
| JUN | 1997 | - | Commissioned: 28 JUN 1997 | ||
| MAR | 1999 | - | SEP | 1999 | Maiden Deployment - Mediteranian - Operaion |
| MAR | 2001 | - | MAY | 2001 | BALTOPS |
| OCT | 2001 | - | APR | 2002 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 2004 | - | MAY | 2004 | BALTOPS |
| JAN | 2006 | - | JAN | 2006 | UNITAS |
DDG-71 General Specifications
Class: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Named for: Captain Donald K. Ross
Complement: 33 Officers and 258 Enlisted
Length: 505 feet
Beam: 66 feet
Draft: 31 feet
Range: 4 400 nautical miles