1997 to present    

DDG-68 USS The Sullivans

US US Navy





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Call Sign: NSUL
Shipyard: Bath Iron Works
See Also: DD Fletcher class DD-537





  Events


History of US USS The Sullivans DDG-68

1992-apr-08OrderedOrdered
1994-jul-27Laid downLaid down
1995-aug-12LaunchedLaunched
1997-apr-19CommissionedCommissioned
2015-oct-03DeploymentDeployment UK North Western Approaches Exercise Joint Warrior 15-2 participated in JW 15-2 off north west coast of Scotland
2017-mar-24DeploymentDeployment UK North Western Approaches Exercise Joint Warrior 17-1 Participated in Joint Warrior 17-1, in Scottish Training Areas
2018-may-26DeploymentDeployment Persian Gulf CTF Departed NS Mayport for Persian Gulf deployment, returned 21 Dec
2020-sep-21DeploymentDeployment UK North Western Approaches JW 20-2 Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2 Participated in Ex Joint Warrior 20-2 off NW Scotland
2021-apr-19DeploymentDeployment Mayport departed Mayport for HMNB Portsmouth, for Pacific deployment with HMS Queen Elizabeth carrrier group.
2021-apr-28NEWS UK Carrier Strike Group to Visit 40 Countries
2021-jul-07DeploymentDeployment EG Suez Canal CSG21 Transit of Suez Canal from Mediterranean, with CSG21 main force.
2021-aug-06Port VisitPort Visit GU Naval Base Guam CSG21 arrived in Guam as part of HMS Queen Elizabeth group



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  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 EW
1Chaff and decoys AN/SLQ-39 chaff buoys
1Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC

1Aids AN/SQQ-28 LAMPS III
1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPY-1 AEGIS
1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-67
1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-73
1Sonar hull mounted sonar AN/SQS-53
1Sonar towed array sonar AN/SQR-19

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