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U.S.S. DECATUR
(DDG-73)IN PURSUIT OF PEACE
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USS DECATUR (DDG-73) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer
In Commission 1998 to PresentDDG-73 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DDG-73 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-73 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1996 | - | Keel Date: 11 JAN 1996 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| NOV | 1996 | - | Launch Date: 8 NOV 1996 | ||
| AUG | 1998 | - | Commissioned: 29 AUG 1998 | ||
| MAR | 2000 | - | AUG | 2000 | West Pac |
| APR | 2000 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 APR 2000 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 2001 | - | JUN | 2002 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| AUG | 2003 | - | MAR | 2004 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| JAN | 2006 | - | JUL | 2006 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
DDG-73 General Specifications
Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Named for: Stephen Decatur
Complement: 33 Officers and 258 Enlisted
Length: 505 feet
Beam: 66 feet
Draft: 31 feet
Range: 4 400 nautical miles