| Jun 20, 1983 |
Ordered |
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| Nov 15, 1984 |
Laid down |
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| Feb 14, 1986 |
Launched |
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| Jun 6, 1987 |
Commissioned |
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| Mar 1999 |
Aircraft |
on board SH-60 162980, 165107 |
| Jun 24, 2005 |
Deployment |
Present at Trafalgar 200 Fleet Review, off Norris anchorage Fleet Review: Trafalgar 200 |
| Jul 1, 2005 |
Port Visit |
Present at International Festival of the Sea, Portsmouth |
| Feb 2013 |
Homeport |
 Yokosuka Naval Base now based at Yokosuka, following a crew swap on station, with USS Cowpens. |
| Jul 15, 2013 |
Deployment |
Coral Sea Talisman Saber 2013 |
| Nov 20, 2013 |
Deployment |
ordered to Philippines in support of Typhoon Haiyan emergency operations as part of USS George Washington Carrier Group Typhoon Haiyan relief operations |
| May 7, 2018 |
Deployment |
Conducted Freedom of Navigation cruise in South China Sea near the Paracel Group islands, together with USS Higgins. |
| Oct 12, 2023 |
Port Visit |
 Busan NB visited Busan, as part of the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group. CSG-5 |
