USSWayne E. Meyer

For other ships with the same name, seeUSS Wayne.

USSWayne E. Meyeron 19 June 2017
History
United States
Name	Wayne E. Meyer
Namesake	Wayne E. Meyer
Awarded	13 September 2002
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	18 May 2007
Launched	19 October 2008
Sponsored by	Anna Mae Meyer
Acquired	10 July 2009
Commissioned	10 October 2009
Homeport	Pearl Harbor
Identification	MMSI number:369970036 Callsign:NFOA Pennant number:DDG-108
Motto	One Powerful Legacy
Honors and awards	SeeAwards
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke-classdestroyer
Displacement	9,200 tons
Length	509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Draft	31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion	4 ×General Electric LM2500-30gas turbines,2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speed	exceeds 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	312 officers and enlisted
Armament	Guns: 1 ×5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun) 1 ×20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS 2 ×25 mm (0.98 in)Mk 38 machine gun system 4 ×0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliberguns Missiles: 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells)Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS): RIM-66M surface-to-air missile RIM-156 surface-to-air missile RIM-174A standard ERAM RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile RIM-162 ESSM(quad-packed) BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC Torpedoes: 2 ×Mark 32tripletorpedo tubes: Mark 46 lightweight torpedo Mark 50 lightweight torpedo Mark 54 lightweight torpedo
Aircraft carried	2 ×MH-60R Seahawkhelicopters

USSWayne E. Meyer(DDG-108)is anArleigh Burke-classguided missile destroyerin theUnited States Navy.She is named afterRear AdmiralWayne E. Meyer,known as the"Father of Aegis".She carries the 100thAEGIS Weapon Systemto be delivered to the United States Navy.

Construction

Wayne E. Meyeris the 58th destroyer in her class. She was built byBath Iron Works,and was christened by sponsor Anna Mae Meyer, wife of Admiral Meyer, andlaunchedon 18 October 2008. She completed sea trials in June 2009, and was delivered to the Navy in July 2009.She wascommissionedon theDelaware River,inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, on 10 October 2009.

Ship history

Wayne E. Meyerarrived at her homeport inSan Diego,California, on 4 December 2009.

Wayne E. Meyermade her maiden deployment as part of theJohn C. StennisCarrier Strike Group(CSG) from 29 July 2011 until 27 February 2012. She made port calls inMalaysia,Japan,South Korea,Thailand,Bahrain,Dubai,and thePhilippines.

In January 2017,Wayne E. Meyer,and hersister shipMichael Murphy,were part ofDestroyer Squadron 1,and along withLake ChamplainandCarl VinsonformedCarrier Strike Group One(CSG-1), during a deployment to the western Pacific. In April of that year, CSG-1 cancelled a scheduled port call in Australia, in response to increasing tensions between the United States andNorth Koreaover the latter's nuclear weapons program.

In September 2018Wayne E. MeyerandO'Kanecompleted homeport swaps.Wayne E. Meyerarrived atJoint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickamon 13 September, andO'Kanegot underway for her new homeport of San Diego.

In popular culture

• Wayne E. Meyerwas featured in the episode "Destroyer Disaster"of theFood Networkshow,Dinner: Impossible.
• Wayne E. Meyerwas used in the filming of Season 2 Episode 5, “Achilles”,TNT Network showThe Last Ship.

Awards

• Navy Unit Commendation- (Sep 2011-Jan 2012, Jul 2012-May 2013)
• Navy E Ribbon- (2013, 2014)
• Spokane Trophy- (2014)
• Secretary of the Navy(SECNAV)Energy ConservationAward (Medium ship category) - (2017)

Gallery

• 
  Christening party forWayne E. Meyer,at Bath Iron Works 18 October 2008
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  Stern view ofWayne E. Meyerprior to launching 18 October 2008

References

• This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register,which, as a U.S. government publication, is in thepublic domain.The entry can be foundhere.

External links

• Official website
• USS Wayne E. MeyeronFacebook