Arleigh Burke Flight I class - DDG - Guided-Missile Destroyer IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: NECB Shipyard: Ingalls Shipbuilding Events ---Filter---OrderedLaid downLaunchedCommissionedDeploymentHomeport History of USS Benfold DDG-65 1991-jan-16OrderedOrdered 1993-sep-27Laid downLaid down 1994-nov-09LaunchedLaunched 1996-mar-30CommissionedCommissioned in San Diego 2015-oct-02DeploymentDeployment departed San Diego to joine US 7th Fleet in Japan. 2015-oct-19HomeportHomeport Yokosuka Naval Base Redeployed from San Diego to Japan, arrived 19 Oct to join US 7th Fleet, Destroyer Squadron 15. 2021-jul-12DeploymentDeployment FONOPS Freedom of Navigation Exercise in South China Sea near Paracel Group islands. Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Arleigh Burke Flight I class 280crew 6800light (tn) 8800full load (tn) 154length (m) 20beam (m) 9.40draught (m) 4400range (nm) 31max speed (knots) 100000power (shp) 4Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500 2Missile Launcher Mk 141 quad Harpoon 2Missile Launcher Mk 41 VLS 2Naval Gun Mark 38 25 mm 1Naval Gun Mark 45 5/54 inch (127mm) 2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm 2Torpedo Launchers Mk 32 triple-tube 324mm 1Chaff and decoys AN/SLQ-25 Nixie 1Chaff and decoys AN/SLQ-32 EW1Chaff and decoys AN/SLQ-39 chaff buoys1Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC 1Aids AN/SQQ-28 LAMPS III1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPY-1 AEGIS1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-67 1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-731Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-531Sonar towed array sonar AN/SQR-19 Aircraft Typical Max Landing platform only. No hangar US Navy Sikorsky S-70 H-60 01 Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding,