| 1985-apr-02 | Ordered | Ordered  DDG-51 USS Arleigh Burke | |
| 1987-may-26 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-52 USS Barry | |
| 1987-sep-25 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-53 USS John Paul Jones | |
| 1988-dec-06 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-51 USS Arleigh Burke | |
| 1988-dec-13 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-54 USS Curtis Wilbur | |
| 1988-dec-13 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-55 USS Stout | |
| 1988-dec-13 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-56 USS John S. McCain | |
| 1988-dec-13 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-57 USS Mitscher | |
| 1988-dec-13 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-58 USS Laboon | |
| 1989-sep-16 | Launched | Launched DDG-51 USS Arleigh Burke | |
| 1990-feb-21 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-61 USS Ramage | |
| 1990-feb-22 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-59 USS Russell | |
| 1990-feb-22 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-60 USS Paul Hamilton | |
| 1990-feb-22 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-62 USS Fitzgerald | |
| 1990-feb-22 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-63 USS Stethem | |
| 1990-feb-26 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-52 USS Barry | |
| 1990-aug-08 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-53 USS John Paul Jones | |
| 1991-jan-16 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-64 USS Carney | |
| 1991-jan-16 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-65 USS Benfold | |
| 1991-jan-16 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-66 USS Gonzalez | |
| 1991-jan-16 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-67 USS Cole | |
| 1991-mar-12 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-54 USS Curtis Wilbur | |
| 1991-may-10 | Launched | Launched DDG-52 USS Barry | |
| 1991-jul-04 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-51 USS Arleigh Burke | |
| 1991-aug-08 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-55 USS Stout | |
| 1991-sep-03 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-56 USS John S. McCain | |
| 1991-oct-26 | Launched | Launched DDG-53 USS John Paul Jones | |
| 1992-feb-12 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-57 USS Mitscher | |
| 1992-mar-23 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-58 USS Laboon | |
| 1992-apr-08 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-68 USS The Sullivans | |
| 1992-apr-08 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-69 USS Milius | |
| 1992-apr-08 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-70 USS Hopper | |
| 1992-may-16 | Launched | Launched DDG-54 USS Curtis Wilbur | |
| 1992-jul-24 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-59 USS Russell | |
| 1992-aug-24 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-60 USS Paul Hamilton | |
| 1992-sep-26 | Launched | Launched DDG-56 USS John S. McCain | |
| 1992-oct-16 | Launched | Launched DDG-55 USS Stout | |
| 1992-dec-12 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-52 USS Barry | |
| 1993-jan-04 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-61 USS Ramage | |
| 1993-feb-09 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-62 USS Fitzgerald | |
| 1993-feb-20 | Launched | Launched DDG-58 USS Laboon | |
| 1993-may-07 | Launched | Launched DDG-57 USS Mitscher | |
| 1993-may-11 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-63 USS Stethem | |
| 1993-jul-24 | Launched | Launched DDG-60 USS Paul Hamilton | |
| 1993-aug-08 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-64 USS Carney | |
| 1993-sep-27 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-65 USS Benfold | |
| 1993-oct-20 | Launched | Launched DDG-59 USS Russell | |
| 1993-dec-18 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-53 USS John Paul Jones | |
| 1994-jan-29 | Launched | Launched DDG-62 USS Fitzgerald | |
| 1994-feb-01 | Launched | Launched DDG-61 USS Ramage | |
| 1994-feb-03 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-66 USS Gonzalez | |
| 1994-feb-28 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-67 USS Cole | |
| 1994-mar-19 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-54 USS Curtis Wilbur | |
| 1994-apr-08 | Ordered | Ordered DDG-71 USS Ross | |
| 1994-jun-17 | Launched | Launched DDG-63 USS Stethem | |
| 1994-jul-02 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-56 USS John S. McCain | |
| 1994-jul-23 | Launched | Launched DDG-64 USS Carney | |
| 1994-jul-27 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-68 USS The Sullivans | |
| 1994-aug-08 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-69 USS Milius | |
| 1994-aug-13 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-55 USS Stout | |
| 1994-nov-09 | Launched | Launched DDG-65 USS Benfold | |
| 1994-dec-10 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-57 USS Mitscher | |
| 1995-feb-10 | Launched | Launched DDG-67 USS Cole | |
| 1995-feb-18 | Launched | Launched DDG-66 USS Gonzalez | |
| 1995-feb-23 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-70 USS Hopper | |
| 1995-mar-18 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-58 USS Laboon | |
| 1995-apr-10 | Laid down | Laid down DDG-71 USS Ross | |
| 1995-may-20 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-59 USS Russell | |
| 1995-may-27 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-60 USS Paul Hamilton | |
| 1995-jul-22 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-61 USS Ramage | |
| 1995-aug-01 | Launched | Launched DDG-69 USS Milius | |
| 1995-aug-12 | Launched | Launched DDG-68 USS The Sullivans | |
| 1995-oct-14 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-62 USS Fitzgerald | |
| 1995-oct-21 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-63 USS Stethem | |
| 1996-jan-06 | Launched | Launched DDG-70 USS Hopper | |
| 1996-mar-22 | Launched | Launched DDG-71 USS Ross | |
| 1996-mar-30 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-65 USS Benfold in San Diego | |
| 1996-apr-13 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-64 USS Carney | |
| 1996-jun-08 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-67 USS Cole | |
| 1996-oct-12 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-66 USS Gonzalez | |
| 1996-nov-23 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-69 USS Milius | |
| 1997-apr-19 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-68 USS The Sullivans | |
| 1997-jun-28 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-71 USS Ross | |
| 1997-sep-06 | Commissioned | Commissioned DDG-70 USS Hopper | |
| 1999-oct-09 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-62 USS Fitzgerald San Francisco Fleet Week 1999 Present for Fleet Week 1999. | |
| 2000-oct-12 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-67 USS Cole While at anchor in Aden, the Cole was attacked by Al-Qaeda suicide bombers, who sailed a small boat near the destroyer and detonated explosive charges | |
| 2000-dec-13 | Refit | Refit DDG-67 USS Cole off-loaded from Norwegian semi -submersible heavy lift MV Blue Marlin at Ingalls Shipbuilding Mississippi for repairs | |
| 2002-apr-19 | | DDG-67 USS Cole repairs finished. Return to Norfolk, VA | |
| 2005-jun | Homeport | Homeport DDG-63 USS Stethem Forward deployed to 7th Fleet area of operations, in Japan, initially to be part of the USS Kitty Hawk Strike Group. | |
| 2006-jun-01 | Port Visit | Port Visit DDG-52 USS Barry Fleet Review: 50th Anniversary of Nigerian Navy joined celebrations for Golden Jubilee of Nigerian Navy | |
| 2007-sep-04 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-54 USS Curtis Wilbur Exercise Malabar 07-2 Participated in multi-national exercise in Bay of Bengal, until 9 Sep. | |
| 2007-sep-04 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-53 USS John Paul Jones Exercise Malabar 07-2 Participated in multi-national exercise in Bay of Bengal, until 9 Sep. | |
| 2008-jan-21 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-67 USS Cole As part of DESRON22, 1st US warship to be singly deployed into a foreign commanded force. Part of NATO Task Group 328.01 as lead air defence ship for the Orion 08 deployment to Gulf of Oman and Indian Ocean, until 30 May. | |
| 2008-oct-04 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-57 USS Mitscher Exercise Joint Warrior 08-2 participated in bi-annual multi-national exercise off Scottish coast, until 17 Oct | |
| 2008-oct-23 | Port Visit | Port Visit DDG-52 USS Barry ran aground on entering Samsun, Turkey (minimal damage) | |
| 2010-may | Deployment | Deployment DDG-52 USS Barry Exercise Auriga 2010 participated in Joint exercise in Western Atlantic, until Aug 2010 | |
| 2010-jun-28 | Port Visit | Port Visit DDG-52 USS Barry Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Halifax for MARLANT Fleet Review | |
| 2011-mar | Deployment | Deployment DDG-63 USS Stethem Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Contributed to Earthquake and Tsunami relief operations off Japanese east coast. | |
| 2011-mar | Deployment | Deployment DDG-56 USS John S. McCain Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Contributed to Earthquake and Tsunami relief operations off Japanese east coast. | |
| 2011-mar | Deployment | Deployment DDG-62 USS Fitzgerald Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Contributed to Earthquake and Tsunami relief operations off Japanese east coast. | |
| 2011-mar | Deployment | Deployment DDG-54 USS Curtis Wilbur Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Ordered from off Tokyo to join with USS McCampbell and conduct SAR operations along the east coast. | |
| 2012-apr-17 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-57 USS Mitscher NOLA Navy Week visited New Orleans to commemorate War of 1812 | |
| 2014-mar-31 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-67 USS Cole Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 JW 14-1 | |
| 2014-jun | Homeport | Homeport DDG-71 USS Ross Homebased at NAVSTA Rota as part of Forward deployed naval forces (FDNF) | |
| 2014-sep-05 | Port Visit | Port Visit DDG-71 USS Ross visited Constanța | |
| 2015-oct-02 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-65 USS Benfold departed San Diego to joine US 7th Fleet in Japan. | |
| 2015-oct-03 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-71 USS Ross Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland | |
| 2015-oct-03 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-68 USS The Sullivans Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland | |
| 2015-oct-19 | Homeport | Homeport DDG-65 USS Benfold Redeployed from San Diego to Japan, arrived 19 Oct to join US 7th Fleet, Destroyer Squadron 15. | |
| 2015-nov-19 | | DDG-61 USS Ramage Atlantic Ocean with Truman carrier strike group. MH-60R 168087 aboard | |
| 2016-apr-12 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-51 USS Arleigh Burke Exercise Komodo 2016 participated in MNEK 2016 | |
| 2016-jun | Refit | Refit DDG-62 USS Fitzgerald In Yokosuka at Extended Drydocked Selective Restricted Availability (EDSRA) (effectively intense maintenance / refit). Complete by Apr 2017 | |
| 2016-sep | Deployment | Deployment DDG-71 USS Ross Opération Chammal Part of French Carrier Group against ISIS | |
| 2016-sep-12 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-70 USS Hopper Exercise Kakadu 16 Participated in Exercise Kakadu 16 until 24 Sep | |
| 2016-oct-24 | Aircraft | Aircraft DDG-71 USS Ross Escorting Charles de Gaulle during operations against ISIS. French Panther 486 aboard | |
| 2017-mar-22 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-64 USS Carney Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas | |
| 2017-mar-24 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-68 USS The Sullivans Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas | |
| 2017-apr-07 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-71 USS Ross launched Tomahawk missiles against al Sharyat airbase in Syria, while operating with US 6th Fleet from Eastern Mediterranean, with USS Porter. | |
| 2017-jun-17 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-62 USS Fitzgerald collided with container ship c 45nm SW of Yokosuka, while operating with US 7th Fleet. Subsequently towed back to Yokosuka Naval Base and then transported to Pascagoula on heavy lift vessel mv Transshelf for repair. | |
| 2017-aug-21 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-56 USS John S. McCain collided with Alnic MC east of the Strait of Malacca, off Singapore | |
| 2018-mar-24 | Port Visit | Port Visit DDG-71 USS Ross Visited Devonport | |
| 2018-may-26 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-68 USS The Sullivans Departed NS Mayport for Persian Gulf deployment, returned 21 Dec | |
| 2019-apr-10 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-64 USS Carney Exercise Joint Warrior 19-1 | |
| 2019-jun-09 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-71 USS Ross BALTOPS 19 participated in BALTOPS 19, exercising with HSM-70. | |
| 2019-jun-30 | Homeport | Homeport DDG-63 USS Stethem Arrived in San Diego after 14 years based at Yokosuka, for mid-life refit. | |
| 2019-jul | Deployment | Deployment DDG-64 USS Carney Engaged in Exercise Sea Breeze 2019 near Odessa in Black Sea | |
| 2020-sep | Deployment | Deployment DDG-71 USS Ross participated in Joint Exercise in high arctic with KNM Thor Heyerdahl, HMS Sutherland and RFA Tidespring. | |
| 2020-sep-21 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-68 USS The Sullivans Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland | |
| 2020-oct-04 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-71 USS Ross Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland | |
| 2021-apr-19 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-68 USS The Sullivans departed Mayport for HMNB Portsmouth, for Pacific deployment with HMS Queen Elizabeth carrrier group. | |
| 2021-may | | DDG-71 USS Ross Formidable Shield 2021 | |
| 2021-jul-07 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-68 USS The Sullivans Transit of Suez Canal from Mediterranean, with CSG21 main force. | |
| 2021-jul-12 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-65 USS Benfold Freedom of Navigation Exercise in South China Sea near Paracel Group islands. | |
| 2021-aug-06 | Port Visit | Port Visit DDG-68 USS The Sullivans arrived in Guam as part of HMS Queen Elizabeth group | |
| 2022-jan | Deployment | Deployment DDG-67 USS Cole departed NS Norfolk as part of USS Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Group for 9.5 month deployment to US 5th and 6th Fleet areas, returning on 9 Sep. | |
| 2023-oct | Deployment | Deployment DDG-58 USS Laboon part of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, heading for the Eastern Mediterranean. | |
| 2023-oct | Deployment | Deployment DDG-70 USS Hopper part of the USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. | |
| 2023-oct-10 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-64 USS Carney part of the USS Gerald R Ford Carrier Strike Group, in the Eastern Mediterranean. | |
| 2023-oct-19 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-64 USS Carney while in the Red Sea, intercepted a number of cruise missiles and drones launched by Houthi rebels from Yemen, against US bases in the area. Returned to NS Norfolk on 10 May 2024. | |
| 2024-sep-24 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-55 USS Stout departed US as part of USS Harry S Truman Carrier Group. | |
| 2024-sep-24 | Deployment | Deployment DDG-68 USS The Sullivans departed US as part of USS Harry S Truman Carrier Group. | |
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