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USSSpruance(DDG-111)

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USSSpruancein September 2011
History
United States
NameSpruance
NamesakeRaymond A. Spruance
Awarded13 September 2002[1]
BuilderBath Iron Works[1]
Laid down14 May 2009[2]
Launched6 June 2010
Christened5 June 2010
Commissioned1 October 2011
HomeportSan Diego
Identification
Honors and
awards		SeeAwards
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-classdestroyer[2]
Displacement9,200 tons[1]
Length510 ft (160 m)[1]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[1]
Draft33 ft (10 m)[1]
Propulsion4 ×General Electric LM2500-30gas turbines,2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speedover 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement260 officers and enlisted[1]
Electronic warfare
& decoys		AN/SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Warfare System
Armament
Aircraft carried2 ×MH-60R Seahawkhelicopters

USSSpruance(DDG-111)is aUnited States NavyArleigh Burke-classdestroyer.She is the 61st ship in her class.Spruanceis the second ship to be named for AdmiralRaymond A. Spruance(1886–1969), who commanded American naval forces at the Battles ofMidwayand thePhilippine Sea.He was later Ambassador to thePhilippines.Herkeelwas laid down on 14 May 2009.[2]She waschristenedby the admiral's granddaughter, Ellen Spruance Holscher, on 5 June 2010 inBath, MaineatBath Iron Works,where the ship was built at a cost of $1 billion.[3][4]The completed ship left Bath on 1 September 2011 for her commissioning inKey West, Floridaon 1 October 2011.[5][6]

Spruancewas the first of the U.S. Navy's destroyers to be fitted with the Gigabit Ethernet Data Multiplex System (GEDMS), manufactured by theBoeing Company.GEDMS provides anInternet Protocol(IP) based backbone for video and data services on the ship.[7]Thebridgefeatures touch screen controls and color readouts instead of gauges.[8]

Ship history

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She was built byBath Iron WorksinBath, Maine.At her christening on 5 June 2010, the principal address was delivered by HonorableJohn Baldacciof Maine, and the vessel was christened by Ellen Spruance Holscher as the ship's sponsor. CommanderTate Westbrookwas the ship's first commanding officer.

She sailed fromSan Diegoon her maiden deployment on 16 October 2013, heading for Asia under the command of Commander George Kessler who was succeeded by Commander Daniel Cobian.[8] On 18 Jan. 2014, sailors from theSpruancerescued a Filipino mariner who had fallen overboard from his vessel while transiting theSingaporeStrait.[9] Spruancereturned to Naval Base San Diego on 17 April 2014 following the completion of her maiden deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean.[10]

On 18 April 2019,Spruancearrived inSri Lankafor the 25th anniversary of CARAT 2019 series[11]

Spruanceand Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USSMobile Bay(CG-53) departed the Port of Seattle 2 Aug. 2019, officially endingSeattleFleet Week.[12]

On 22 May 2022,Spruancesteamed intoTokyo Bayas a part ofDestroyer Squadron 2,along withUSSAbraham LincolnandCarrier Strike Group 3.[13]

Spruanceparticipated inRIMPAC2022.[14]

January 2024, The US Navy reinstalls ODIN Laser on destroyerSpruance.ODIN, a solid-state laser system, is designed primarily to counter and neutralize the sensors on UAS, effectively blinding them without destroying the aircraft. Technical aspects of the ODIN system include its ability to emit a high-intensity laser beam, targeting the optical sensors of enemy drones.[15]

Spruancearrived at thePort of Colombo,situated inColombo,Sri Lankaon 19 August 2024 on a replenishment visit. The vessel is scheduled to depart the island on 20 August 2024.[16]

On the morning of 27 September 2024, while transiting the Red Sea with the Arleigh Burke class destroyerUSS Stockdaleand Freedom class littoral combat shipUSS Indianapolis,she was attacked by roughly two dozen missiles and drones launched by Iranian backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. All missiles and drones were intercepted by the flotilla or missed their target outright.[17]

Deployments

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  • 16 October 2013 – 17 April 2014 Maiden deployment 7th Fleet
  • May 2016 - 14 November 2016 7th Fleet[18]
  • October 2018 - May 2019 7th Fleet and 5th Fleet[19]
  • January 2022 - August 2022 7th Fleet
  • July 2024 - current

Awards

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References

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  1. ^abcdefg"Spruance".Naval Vessel Register.Retrieved21 May2009.
  2. ^abc"Keel Laid for future USS Spruance".Navy News Service. 20 May 2009.Retrieved21 May2009.
  3. ^Sharp, David (6 June 2010). "BIW Destroyer Named For 'Quiet Warrior'".Maine Sunday Telegram.Associated Press.
  4. ^Hoey, Dennis (2 September 2011)."Destroyer leaves discord behind".Maine Sunday Telegraph.Retrieved16 September2012.
  5. ^"USA: Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyer Starts Maiden Voyage".Shipbuilding Tribune. 2 September 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 31 March 2012.Retrieved2 October2011.
  6. ^Clark, Cammy (24 September 2011). "Navy Destroyer Debuts In Key West".Miami Herald.
  7. ^"Boeing Deploys Gigabit Ethernet Data Multiplex System on USS Spruance"(Press release). Boeing. 24 October 2011.Retrieved2 October2015.
  8. ^abSteele, Jeanette (16 October 2013)."SD destroyer takes maiden deployment".San Diego Union Tribune.Retrieved30 October2013.
  9. ^"USS Spruance Rescues Mariner".www.navy.mil.Archived fromthe originalon 13 February 2014.
  10. ^"USS Cowpens, USS Spruance Return from Deployment".US Navy. 17 April 2014.Retrieved2 October2015.
  11. ^"Spruance arrives in Sri Lanka for the 25th anniversary of CARAT 2019 series".[permanent dead link]
  12. ^"Navy.mil - Local Story Archive".navy.mil.Retrieved31 March2020.Public DomainThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  13. ^"USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 23, 2022".usni.org. 23 May 2022.Retrieved2 June2022.
  14. ^"USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker".news.usni.org. 1 August 2022.Retrieved9 August2022.
  15. ^"US Navy quietly reinstalls ODIN Laser on destroyer USS Spruance".Navy Recognition.29 February 2024.Retrieved29 February2024.
  16. ^"USS Spruance arrives in Colombo".Sri Lanka Navy. 19 August 2024.Archivedfrom the original on 19 August 2024.Retrieved19 August2024.
  17. ^Land, Olivia (27 September 2024)."Navy intercepts Houthi barrage of missiles, drones launched at three US warships in the Red Sea".New York Post.Retrieved28 September2024.
  18. ^"USS Spruance changes command in San Diego".Naval Today.30 December 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 25 July 2019.Retrieved23 August2021.
  19. ^"USS Spruance, USS Stockdale Return from Deployment".20 May 2019.Retrieved9 June2021.
  20. ^"A Peek behind the Curtain: USS Spruance (DDG 111) Tomahawk Strike Team".
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