USS Dewey (DDG-105)

USS Dewey (DDG-105) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Dewey is the third Navy ship named after Admiral of the Navy George Dewey, hero of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.[2]

For other ships with the same name, see USS Dewey.

USS Dewey on 24 September 2014
History
United States
NameDewey
NamesakeGeorge Dewey
Ordered13 September 2002
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down4 October 2006
Launched26 January 2008
Commissioned6 March 2010
HomeportYokosuka
Identification
Motto
  • Dynamis Ex Cardias
  • (The Will to Fight from the Heart)[1]
Honors and
awards		See Awards
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,200 tons
Length509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)
Beam  66 ft (20 m)
Draft  31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speed30+ knots (55+ km/h)
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

The ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 1 of Carrier Strike Group One of which the flagship is aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.

History

She was authorized on 13 September 2002 and was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. The keel was laid down on 4 October 2006 at the company's shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. On 26 January 2008, Dewey was christened in a ceremony in Pascagoula, by Deborah Mullen, the wife of Admiral Mike Mullen.[3] Dewey was commissioned in Seal Beach, California on 6 March 2010, as the 55th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.[3] This is the first ship commissioning for the City of Seal Beach.[4]

In April 2013, Dewey was outfitted with a Laser Weapon System (LaWS). This is an experimental weapon which can be used to disable small boats and drones.

On 26 May 2017, Dewey carried out a "freedom of navigation operation" (FONOP) in waters claimed by China in the South China Sea. According to Chinese sources, Dewey was "warned and expelled" from Chinese waters near the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea.[5] According to the US Navy, the FONOP proceeded as planned by peacefully transiting the area, despite verbal challenges and approaches by Chinese vessels.[6]

On 16 June 2017, Dewey got underway to assist USS Fitzgerald after a collision with the Japanese-owned (NYK Line) Philippine-flagged container ship ACX Crystal.[7] On 4 September 2017, she deployed to the Port of Los Angeles as part of the 2017 fleet week activities. In October 2017, Dewey spilled oil near the Tijuana River.[8]

In early 2020 the Optical Dazzling Interdictor laser weapon was installed on Dewey.[9] She was the first ship to receive the new weapons system.[10]

Deployments
  • 29 July 2011 – 27 February 2012 Maiden deployment
  • 22 August 2014 – 4 June 2015 West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
  • 31 March 2017 – 31 July 2017 Western Pacific
  • 6 February 2018 – 11 May 2018 Western Pacific[11]

Awards

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

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  2. "Dewey's Legacy" 27 February 2010 page AA6 Los Angeles Times
  3. "Navy NewsStand – Eye on the Fleet". United States Navy. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
  4. Gary Robbins Warship leaves O.C. to avoid tsunami Archived 2 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine 27 February 2010 Orange County Register
  5. "China protests U.S. warship entering South China Sea - Xinhua | English.news.cn". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. Standifer, Cid (29 May 2017). "UPDATED: A Brief History of U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea". USNI News. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. "Bryce Benson: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  8. Maynard, Mackenzie; Feather, Bill; Stickney, R. (5 October 2017). "USS Dewey Leaks Oil Near Mouth of Tijuana River". KNSD. San Diego. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. "Navy arms destroyers with new laser weapons". Warrior Maven. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  10. Seck, Hope Hodge (21 February 2020). "The Navy Has Installed the First Drone-Stopping Laser on a Destroyer". Military.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. Affairs, by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Richard L. J. Gourley, USS Sterett Public. "USS Dewey Returns to San Diego After Deployment". public.navy.mil. Retrieved 29 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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