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{{Short description|United States Navy guided-missile destroyer}} |
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| Ship image = US Navy 060703-N-7526R-123 The guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) transits through the ocean during a sea power demonstration for Sailors and their families aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.jpg |
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| Ship name = ''Decatur'' |
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|Ship namesake=[[Stephen Decatur]] |
| Ship namesake = [[Stephen Decatur]] |
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|Ship ordered=19 January 1993 |
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|Ship builder=[[Bath Iron Works |
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|Ship laid down=11 January 1996 |
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*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: NDEC |
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|Ship motto=''In Pursuit of Peace''<ref>{{cite web|title=Official USS ''Decatur'' DDG-73 Website|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg73/Pages/Ourship.aspx|accessdate=2 April 2011}}</ref> |
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| Ship homeport = [[Naval Base Pearl Harbor]] |
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| Ship motto = ''In Pursuit of Peace''<ref>{{cite web|title=Official USS ''Decatur'' DDG-73 Website|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg73/Pages/Ourship.aspx|access-date=2 April 2011}}</ref> |
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'''USS ''Decatur'' (DDG-73)''' is an {{sclass |
'''USS ''Decatur'' (DDG-73)''' is an {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} in the [[United States Navy]]. She is named for the former naval officer [[Stephen Decatur|Stephen Decatur, Jr]]. This ship is the 22nd destroyer of her class. USS ''Decatur'' was the 13th ship of this class to be built at [[Bath Iron Works]] in [[Bath, Maine]], and construction began on 11 January 1996. She was launched on 10 November 1996 and was christened on 8 November 1996. On 29 August 1998 she was commissioned at the [[Tom McCall Waterfront Park]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Tour of LTJG Frances Morana's stateroom aboard USS Decatur (DDG-73) in 2023.webm|thumb|upright|left|Tour of an officer's stateroom aboard ''Decatur'' in 2023]] |
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Following a combination shakedown and transit cruise to the west coast, during which ''Decatur'' visited [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]; [[Puerto Vallarta]], Mexico she was commissioned on 19 June 1998 in [[Bath, Maine]] with the ceremony taking place 29 August 1998, at the [[Tom McCall Waterfront Park]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. The guided missile destroyer arrived at her new home port of San Diego on 4 September. She spent the remainder of the year conducting acoustic trials and combat system evaluations. ''Decatur'' then spent three months in a post-shakedown availability in the Southwest Marine Yard. |
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''Decatur'' was commissioned on 19 June 1998 in [[Bath, Maine]], with the official ceremony taking place 29 August 1998, at the [[Tom McCall Waterfront Park]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. The guided missile destroyer arrived at her new home port of San Diego 4 September 1998. She spent the remainder of the year conducting acoustic trials and combat system evaluations. ''Decatur'' then spent three months in a post-shakedown availability in the Southwest Marine Yard. |
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In April 1999, the warship conducted a short cruise to the Northwest, visiting [[Decatur Island]], [[Washington ( |
In April 1999, the warship conducted a short cruise to the Northwest, visiting [[Decatur Island]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], and [[Vancouver|Vancouver, Canada]], before returning to San Diego in early May. After a second visit to Washington in August, ''Decatur'' sent a boarding team of Damage Control Experts to assist MV ''Gardenia Ace''—a [[car carrier]]—which had suffered a fire in her engine room.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} |
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Upon completion of her final missile tests and sea trials, ''Decatur'' commenced her first western Pacific deployment on 7 January 2000. After stopping at Pearl Harbor to load [[Tomahawk missile|Tomahawk]] land-attack missiles, the guided missile destroyer proceeded to the [[Yellow Sea]] for Exercise Sharem 2000—a joint U.S. and [[South Korea]]n naval exercise—in late January. On 30 January, the warship visited [[Chinhae]], South Korea, and over the next two weeks also stopped at [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka]] and [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]], Japan. She then sailed south through the [[Taiwan Strait]], made a three-day port visit to Hong Kong, and then commenced a [[South China Sea]] exercise with units of the [[Philippine Navy]]. |
Upon completion of her final missile tests and sea trials, ''Decatur'' commenced her first western Pacific deployment on 7 January 2000. After stopping at Pearl Harbor to load [[Tomahawk (missile family)|Tomahawk]] land-attack missiles, the guided missile destroyer proceeded to the [[Yellow Sea]] for Exercise Sharem 2000—a joint U.S. and [[South Korea]]n naval exercise—in late January. On 30 January, the warship visited [[Chinhae]], South Korea, and over the next two weeks also stopped at [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka]] and [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]], Japan. She then sailed south through the [[Taiwan Strait]], made a three-day port visit to Hong Kong, and then commenced a [[South China Sea]] exercise with units of the [[Philippine Navy]]. |
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[[File:SM-3 launch-USS Decatur.jpg|thumb|''Decatur'' firing a SM-3 missile in 2007]] |
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In early March, ''Decatur'' visited [[Malaysia]] and [[Guam]] before sailing south across the [[Equator]] to [[Fiji]] in April. After visits to [[American Samoa]], and numerous ports in Australia, the guided missile destroyer returned to San Diego on 8 June. |
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In February 2001, ''Decatur'' began various battle group and missile training off the West Coast. Following the terrorist plane hijackings and crashes in New York, [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and [[Pennsylvania]] on 11 September, the destroyer put to sea for [[Operation Noble Eagle]] off the coast of the San Francisco Bay Area. Returning to San Diego on 23 September, the warship spent seven weeks preparing for her deployment with the {{USS|John C. Stennis|CVN-74|2}} [[Carrier battle group|battle group]] on 12 November. Between 17 December 2001 and 16 April 2002, ''Decatur'' escorted the {{USS|Peleliu|LHA-5|2}} [[Amphibious Ready Group]] during which time her security team boarded three merchant ships, including one non-compliant boarding of MV ''Francisco Dagohoy'' on 10 April—in support of Maritime Interdiction Operations.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} ''Decatur'' returned to San Diego on 8 June 2002. |
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''Decatur'' departed on her third deployment overall, and second deployment to the Persian Gulf, in August 2003. She made stops in Pearl Harbor and Singapore before arriving in the Persian Gulf. In December, ''Decatur'' seized a {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on}} [[dhow]] on 15 December, discovering an estimated two tons of narcotics allegedly linked to an [[al-Qaeda]] smuggling operation. The drugs had an estimated street value of 8 to 10 million dollars.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/19/alqaeda.drugbust/index.html |title=U.S. links al Qaeda to Persian Gulf drug boat |first1=Barbara |last1=Starr |first2=Paul |last2=Courson |work=CNN |date=19 December 2003 |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> |
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Following upkeep and voyage repairs, the warship operated locally out of San Diego for the rest of the year. |
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In May 2004, ''Decatur'' entered dry-dock, her first dry-dock period since construction. |
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In February 2001, ''Decatur'' began various battle group and missile training off the West Coast. Following the terrorist plane hijackings and crashes in New York, [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] and [[Pennsylvania]] on 11 September, the destroyer put to sea for [[Operation Noble Eagle]] off the coast of the San Francisco Bay Area. Returning to San Diego on 23 September, the warship spent seven weeks preparing for her deployment with the {{USS|John C. Stennis|CVN-74|2}} [[Carrier battle group|battle group]] on 12 November. |
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In January 2006, ''Decatur'' departed for her fourth deployment (third to the Persian Gulf) as part of a Carrier Strike Group, led by the [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|Ronald Reagan|CVN-76|2}}. Throughout the deployment, she conducted Maritime Security Operations in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf; participated in three major [[anti-submarine warfare]] exercises (including Arabian Shark and Valiant Shield); and as part of the French-led [[Task Force 473]], conducted Arabian Sea operations with the {{ship|French aircraft carrier|Charles de Gaulle||2|up=yes}}. |
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The warships steamed west and, after stops at Hong Kong and [[Singapore]], transited the [[Strait of Malacca]] on 11 December. Sailing northwest into the Indian Ocean, the battle group joined [[United States Central Command|Central Command]]'s to participate in [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] (OEF), in [[Afghanistan]]. ''Decatur'' remained with the {{USS|Peleliu|LHA-5|2}} [[Amphibious Ready Group]] for the rest of the year. |
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On 16 February 2007, ''Decatur'' was awarded the 2006 [[Battle E|Battle "E"]] award.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=27895 |title=Surface Force Ships, Crews Earn Battle 'E' |first=Paula M. |last=Ludwick |work=Fleet Public Affairs, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific |date=19 February 2007 |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> In June, ''Decatur'' tested her [[Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System]] by launching a [[RIM-161 Standard missile 3|RIM-161 Standard]] (SM-3). It was the first such test from a US Aegis destroyer.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://defense-update.com/20070703_aegis-anti-missile-capability.html |title=AEGIS Destroyer Demonstrates Unique Anti-Missile Capability |work=Defense Update |date=3 July 2007 |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> |
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Between 17 December 2001 and 16 April 2002, ''Decatur'' escorted the ''Peleliu'' Amphibious Ready Group—during which time her security team boarded three merchant ships, including one non-compliant boarding of M/V ''Francisco Dagohoy'' on 10 April—in support of Maritime Interdiction Operations. During this period, the warship made three short port visits to [[Manama]], Bahrain. Departing the region on 2 May, the warship sailed for home, stopping in [[Phuket city|Phuket]], Thailand; [[Bali]], Indonesia; [[Dili]], East Timor; Apra, Guam; and [[Pearl Harbor]] before arriving in San Diego on 8 June 2002. ''Decatur'' spent the rest of the year in upkeep or training out of San Diego. |
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In May 2008, ''Decatur'' departed on her fifth deployment overall, and fourth deployment to the [[Persian Gulf]]. She spent a significant amount of time in [[United States Seventh Fleet|7th Fleet]], stopping in Hong Kong, Japan and [[Singapore]] before proceeding in to the [[United States Fifth Fleet|5th Fleet]] area for duties. She returned to San Diego in November 2008. ''Decatur'' deployed for the sixth time in May 2009, returning to San Diego in November 2009. |
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''Decatur'' departed on its third deployment overall, and second deployment to the Persian Gulf, in August 2003. She made stops in Pearl Harbor and Singapore before arriving in the Persian Gulf. ''Decatur'' made a port visit to the [[Seychelles]] for four days in November. In December 2003, ''Decatur'' seized a {{convert|40|ft|m|sing=on}} [[dhow]] on 15 December, discovering an estimated two tons of narcotics allegedly linked to an [[al-Qaeda]] smuggling operation. The drugs had an estimated street value of 8 to 10 million dollars.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/12/19/alqaeda.drugbust/index.html |title=U.S. links al Qaeda to Persian Gulf drug boat |first1=Barbara |last1=Starr |first2=Paul |last2=Courson |work=CNN |date=19 December 2003 |accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref> |
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[[File:Panther-051306-N-9546C-001.jpg|thumb|French Navy helicopter lands on USS ''Decatur''{{'}}s flight deck.]] |
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In December 2010, Commander [[Shanti Sethi]] was promoted from Executive Officer to Commanding Officer. She is the 12th female commander in the U.S. Navy. |
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[[File:Bertholf, Navy ship formation A 110617-G-RS249-003.jpg|thumb|{{USS|Lake Erie|CG-70}} (left), ''Decatur'' (top right) and, [[USCG|Coast Guard]] cutter {{USCGC|Bertholf|WMSL-750}}, during [[Exercise Northern Edge]], 2011]] |
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In April 2013, ''Decatur'' was sent to the Western Pacific near the [[Korean Peninsula]], to join two other destroyers, {{USS|John S. McCain|DDG-56|2}} and {{USS|Fitzgerald|DDG-62|2}}, in response to growing threats and an increase in belligerent statements and actions by North Korea's leadership. As a show of force and as part of the drills, the U.S. sent bombers and other aircraft (including the [[B-2 stealth bomber]], capable of carrying conventional or nuclear weapons), to the region, and both South Korea and the U.S. pledged to vigorously defend themselves.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/03/2013330031388862.html |title=North Korea in 'state of war' with South |work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|date=31 March 2013 |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/31/17543980-us-navy-shifts-destroyer-in-wake-of-north-korea-missile-threats?lite |title=US Navy shifts destroyer in wake of North Korea missile threats |work=NBC World News |date=31 March 2013 |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/south-korea/130402/us-second-warship-asia-pacific-north-korea |title=US sends second warship to Asia-Pacific as tensions rise with North Korea |first=Priyanka |last=Boghani |work=GlobalPost |date=2 April 2013 |access-date=14 February 2015}}</ref> |
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In May 2004, ''Decatur'' moved dead-stick to dry-dock, its first dry-dock period since construction. |
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On 30 September 2018, ''Decatur'' and the Chinese destroyer {{ship|Chinese destroyer|Lanzhou|170|2}} were involved in a near-collision when the two ships came within {{convert|45|yd}} of one another in the South China Sea.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23986/u-s-navy-releases-images-of-chinese-warships-dangerous-maneuvers-near-its-destroyer |title=U.S. Navy Releases Images Of Chinese Warship's Dangerous Maneuvers Near Its Destroyer |last=Trevithick |first=Joseph |website=The Warzone |date=2 October 2018 |access-date=18 October 2021 }}</ref> The U.S. Navy accused ''Lanzhou'' of acting "in an unsafe and unprofessional maneuver in the vicinity of [[Gaven Reef]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/01/politics/china-us-warship-unsafe-encounter/index.html |title=Chinese warship in 'unsafe' encounter with US destroyer, amid rising US-China tensions |work=CNN |last1=Starr |first1=Barbara |last2=Browne |first2=Ryan |last3=Lendon |first3=Brad |date=2 October 2018 |access-date=18 October 2021 }}</ref> |
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From May through June 2005, ''Decatur'' made a series of port visits to the Northwestern United States, including visits to Port Hueneme, [[Victoria British Columbia]], and the Portland Rose Festival. |
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In January 2006, ''Decatur'' departed for her fourth deployment (third to the Persian Gulf) as part of a Carrier Strike Group, led by the [[aircraft carrier]] {{USS|Ronald Reagan|CVN-76|2}}. Throughout the deployment, she conducted Maritime Security Operations in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf; participated in three major [[anti-submarine warfare]] exercises (including Arabian Shark and Valiant Shield); and as part of the French-led [[Task Force 473]], conducted Arabian Sea operations with the {{ship|French aircraft carrier|Charles de Gaulle|R91|2|up=yes}}. Her port visits were Australia, Malaysia, Bahrain (twice), Oman, Thailand, and Hong Kong. She stopped in Hawaii to pick up civilians for a Tiger Cruise on her return to homeport in July. |
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On 16 February 2007, ''Decatur'' was awarded the 2006 [[Battle E|Battle "E"]] award.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=27895 |title=Surface Force Ships, Crews Earn Battle 'E' |first=Paula M. |last=Ludwick |work=Fleet Public Affairs, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific |date=19 February 2007 |accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref> |
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In June 2007, ''Decatur'' tested her [[Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System]] by launching a [[RIM-161 Standard missile 3|RIM-161 Standard]] (SM-3). It was the first such test from a US Aegis destroyer.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://defense-update.com/20070703_aegis-anti-missile-capability.html |title=AEGIS Destroyer Demonstrates Unique Anti-Missile Capability |work=Defense Update |date=3 July 2007 |accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref> |
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On 27 May 2008, ''Decatur'' departed on her fifth deployment overall, and fourth deployment to the [[Persian Gulf]]. She spent a significant amount of time in [[United States Seventh Fleet|7th Fleet]], stopping in Hong Kong, Japan and [[Singapore]] before proceeding in to the [[United States Fifth Fleet|5th Fleet]] area for duties. Departing 5th Fleet in September she transited east, stopping in Phuket and Hawaii prior to her return to San Diego in November 2008. |
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''Decatur'' deployed from May until November, 2009. She visited Guam, Japan, Singapore, Bahrain, Dubai, and Thailand.[[File:Panther-051306-N-9546C-001.jpg||thumb|French Navy helicopter lands on USS ''Decatur''{{'}}s flight deck.]] |
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On 1 December 2010 [[Shanti Sethi]] was promoted from Executive Officer to Commander. She is the 12th female commander in the U.S. Navy. |
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Up to its disbandment in 2011, the ship routinely deployed with [[Carrier Strike Group Seven]]. After that point the ship may have joined [[Carrier Strike Group 3]].{{cn|date=February 2016}} |
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On 26 May 2012 CDR Joel A. Ellingson was promoted from Executive Officer to Commanding Officer of ''Decatur''. |
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On Tuesday, 2 April 2013, ''Decatur'' was sent to the Western Pacific near the [[Korean Peninsula]], to join another destroyer, {{USS|John S. McCain|DDG-56|2}}, in response to growing threats and an increase in belligerent statements and actions by North Korea's leadership, which were made following the beginning of a joint U.S.-South Korean military drill operation and also as a result of new sanctions which were issued after it launched a rocket and then tested a nuclear bomb underground. Among these new threats were: the planned re-activation of the [[Yongbyon]] nuclear reactor, the closure of the [[Kaesong Industrial Region]] along the border, a declaration that the armistice that ended the 1950s [[Korean War]] was invalid, the disconnecting of an emergency hotline to the South's leadership—perhaps the last direct communications link to the South—and putting missile batteries on standby mode to potentially strike South Korea and/or U.S. bases in [[Okinawa, Japan]] and the Pacific). A third warship, {{USS|Fitzgerald|DDG-62|2}}, was also made available, and radar was deployed to the area. As a show of force and as part of the drills, the U.S. sent bombers and other aircraft (including the [[B-2 stealth bomber]], capable of carrying conventional or nuclear weapons), to the region, and both South Korea and the U.S. pledged to vigorously defend themselves.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/03/2013330031388862.html |title=North Korea in 'state of war' with South |work=[[Al Jazeera English]] |date=31 March 2013 |accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/31/17543980-us-navy-shifts-destroyer-in-wake-of-north-korea-missile-threats?lite |title=US Navy shifts destroyer in wake of North Korea missile threats |work=NBC World News |date=31 March 2013 |accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/south-korea/130402/us-second-warship-asia-pacific-north-korea |title=US sends second warship to Asia-Pacific as tensions rise with North Korea |first=Priyanka |last=Boghani |work=GlobalPost |date=2 April 2013 |accessdate=14 February 2015}}</ref> |
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==Commanding Officers== |
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The Commanding Officer (CO) of the USS ''Decatur'' (DDG-73) is the most senior officer that is in command of the ship. Sailors will refer to the CO as "the Captain" (regardless of rank), or sometimes informally as "Skipper". Below is the list of commanding officers of the USS ''Decatur''. |
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|CDR Garrett H. Miller<ref name="STR">{{navsource|05/01073|USS Decatur (DDG-73)}}</ref> |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2015|May|29}}}} |
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|{{nowrap|Present}} |
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|CDR Andrew G. Liggett<ref name="STR"/> |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|December|12}}}} |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2015|May|29}}}} |
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| 10 |
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|CDR Joel A. Ellingson <ref name="STR"/> |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2012|May|26}}}} |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2013|December|12}}}} |
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|CDR Shanti R. Sethi<ref name="STR"/> |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|December|15}}}} |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2012|May|26}}}} |
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|CDR Christopher J. Sweeney<ref name="STR"/> |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2009|May|01}}}} |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2010|December|15}}}} |
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|CDR Brian K. Shipman <ref name="STR"/> |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2007|September|05}}}} |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2009|May|01}}}} |
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|CDR John F. Steinberger<ref name="STR"/> |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|August|29}}}} |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2007|September|05}}}} |
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|CDR Brian C. Nickerson<ref name="STR"/> |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|March|12}}}} |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2005|August|29}}}} |
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|CDR Cynthia M. Thebaud<ref name="STR"/> |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|August|12}}}} |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2004|March|12}}}} |
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|CDR Victorino G. Mercado<ref name="STR"/> |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2001|March|16}}}} |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2002|August|12}}}} |
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|CDR Peter A. Gumataotao <ref name="STR"/> |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|1999|June|03}}}} |
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|{{nowrap|{{dts|format=dmy|2001|March|16}}}} |
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== Coat of Arms == |
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==Coat of arms== |
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=== Shield === |
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<blockquote>''The shield has background of dark blue. In the center is a red crown. Crossing in the center of the crown is an English officer’s sword and a seax.''</blockquote>The traditional Navy colors were chosen for the shield because dark blue and gold represents the sea and excellence respectively. The seax signifies a series of victories by Stephen Decatur over sea forces of North African terrorist nations. The English |
<blockquote>''The shield has background of dark blue. In the center is a red crown. Crossing in the center of the crown is an English officer’s sword and a seax.''</blockquote>The traditional Navy colors were chosen for the shield because dark blue and gold represents the sea and excellence respectively. The seax signifies a series of victories by Stephen Decatur over sea forces of North African terrorist nations. The English officer's sword symbolizes Decatur's victory over HMS ''Macedonian'' during the war of 1812 in one of the greatest single ship actions of naval history. The celestial crown symbolizes anti-air warfare capabilities. The crown has five mullets for each of the ships named ''Decatur''. It also represents Stephen Decatur's engagements against the British during the war of 1812. The color gold represents excellence, while scarlet denotes courage and sacrifice. |
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=== Crest === |
=== Crest === |
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<blockquote>''The crest consists of a ship’s mast and sail with a flying pennant.''</blockquote>The |
<blockquote>''The crest consists of a ship’s mast and sail with a flying pennant.''</blockquote>The ship's mast and sail represent the heritage of the ''Decatur'' name and the Navy of Stephen Decatur's time, with the first vessel to bear his name. The mast is also in reference to the traditional pine construction of the vessels of Decatur's Navy times. The pennant is to symbolize the senior naval authority which was earned by Commodore Stephen Decatur. |
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=== Motto === |
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=== Seal === |
=== Seal === |
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<blockquote>''The coat of arms in full color as in the blazon, upon a white background enclosed within a dark blue oval border edged on the outside with a gold rope and bearing the inscription "USS Decatur" at the top and "DDG 73" in the base all gold.''</blockquote> |
<blockquote>''The coat of arms in full color as in the blazon, upon a white background enclosed within a dark blue oval border edged on the outside with a gold rope and bearing the inscription "USS Decatur" at the top and "DDG 73" in the base all gold.''</blockquote> |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg73 Official USS ''Decatur'' DDG-73 Website] |
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*[http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/destroyers/decatur/christen.txt U.S. Navy Christening Press Release] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040814043027/http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/destroyers/decatur/christen.txt U.S. Navy Christening Press Release] |
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*[http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/destroyers/decatur/commissi.txt U.S. Navy Commissioning Press Release] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041119212806/http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/destroyers/decatur/commissi.txt U.S. Navy Commissioning Press Release] |
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 23 September 2024
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Decatur |
| Namesake | Stephen Decatur |
| Ordered | 19 January 1993 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 11 January 1996 |
| Launched | 8 November 1996 |
| Commissioned | 29 August 1998 |
| Homeport | Naval Base Pearl Harbor |
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| Motto | In Pursuit of Peace[1] |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 8,637 long tons (8,776 t) (Full load) |
| Length | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
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| Propulsion | 2 × shafts |
| Speed | In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky MH-60R |
USS Decatur (DDG-73) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for the former naval officer Stephen Decatur, Jr. This ship is the 22nd destroyer of her class. USS Decatur was the 13th ship of this class to be built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, and construction began on 11 January 1996. She was launched on 10 November 1996 and was christened on 8 November 1996. On 29 August 1998 she was commissioned at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon.
History
[edit]Decatur was commissioned on 19 June 1998 in Bath, Maine, with the official ceremony taking place 29 August 1998, at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon. The guided missile destroyer arrived at her new home port of San Diego 4 September 1998. She spent the remainder of the year conducting acoustic trials and combat system evaluations. Decatur then spent three months in a post-shakedown availability in the Southwest Marine Yard.
In April 1999, the warship conducted a short cruise to the Northwest, visiting Decatur Island, Washington, and Vancouver, Canada, before returning to San Diego in early May. After a second visit to Washington in August, Decatur sent a boarding team of Damage Control Experts to assist MV Gardenia Ace—a car carrier—which had suffered a fire in her engine room.[citation needed]
Upon completion of her final missile tests and sea trials, Decatur commenced her first western Pacific deployment on 7 January 2000. After stopping at Pearl Harbor to load Tomahawk land-attack missiles, the guided missile destroyer proceeded to the Yellow Sea for Exercise Sharem 2000—a joint U.S. and South Korean naval exercise—in late January. On 30 January, the warship visited Chinhae, South Korea, and over the next two weeks also stopped at Yokosuka and Nagasaki, Japan. She then sailed south through the Taiwan Strait, made a three-day port visit to Hong Kong, and then commenced a South China Sea exercise with units of the Philippine Navy.
In February 2001, Decatur began various battle group and missile training off the West Coast. Following the terrorist plane hijackings and crashes in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on 11 September, the destroyer put to sea for Operation Noble Eagle off the coast of the San Francisco Bay Area. Returning to San Diego on 23 September, the warship spent seven weeks preparing for her deployment with the John C. Stennis battle group on 12 November. Between 17 December 2001 and 16 April 2002, Decatur escorted the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group during which time her security team boarded three merchant ships, including one non-compliant boarding of MV Francisco Dagohoy on 10 April—in support of Maritime Interdiction Operations.[citation needed] Decatur returned to San Diego on 8 June 2002.
Decatur departed on her third deployment overall, and second deployment to the Persian Gulf, in August 2003. She made stops in Pearl Harbor and Singapore before arriving in the Persian Gulf. In December, Decatur seized a 40-foot (12 m) dhow on 15 December, discovering an estimated two tons of narcotics allegedly linked to an al-Qaeda smuggling operation. The drugs had an estimated street value of 8 to 10 million dollars.[5]
In May 2004, Decatur entered dry-dock, her first dry-dock period since construction.
In January 2006, Decatur departed for her fourth deployment (third to the Persian Gulf) as part of a Carrier Strike Group, led by the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan. Throughout the deployment, she conducted Maritime Security Operations in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf; participated in three major anti-submarine warfare exercises (including Arabian Shark and Valiant Shield); and as part of the French-led Task Force 473, conducted Arabian Sea operations with the Charles de Gaulle.
On 16 February 2007, Decatur was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award.[6] In June, Decatur tested her Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System by launching a RIM-161 Standard (SM-3). It was the first such test from a US Aegis destroyer.[7]
In May 2008, Decatur departed on her fifth deployment overall, and fourth deployment to the Persian Gulf. She spent a significant amount of time in 7th Fleet, stopping in Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore before proceeding in to the 5th Fleet area for duties. She returned to San Diego in November 2008. Decatur deployed for the sixth time in May 2009, returning to San Diego in November 2009.
In December 2010, Commander Shanti Sethi was promoted from Executive Officer to Commanding Officer. She is the 12th female commander in the U.S. Navy.
In April 2013, Decatur was sent to the Western Pacific near the Korean Peninsula, to join two other destroyers, John S. McCain and Fitzgerald, in response to growing threats and an increase in belligerent statements and actions by North Korea's leadership. As a show of force and as part of the drills, the U.S. sent bombers and other aircraft (including the B-2 stealth bomber, capable of carrying conventional or nuclear weapons), to the region, and both South Korea and the U.S. pledged to vigorously defend themselves.[8][9][10]
On 30 September 2018, Decatur and the Chinese destroyer Lanzhou were involved in a near-collision when the two ships came within 45 yards (41 m) of one another in the South China Sea.[11] The U.S. Navy accused Lanzhou of acting "in an unsafe and unprofessional maneuver in the vicinity of Gaven Reef".[12]
Coat of arms
[edit]Shield
[edit]The shield has background of dark blue. In the center is a red crown. Crossing in the center of the crown is an English officer’s sword and a seax.
The traditional Navy colors were chosen for the shield because dark blue and gold represents the sea and excellence respectively. The seax signifies a series of victories by Stephen Decatur over sea forces of North African terrorist nations. The English officer's sword symbolizes Decatur's victory over HMS Macedonian during the war of 1812 in one of the greatest single ship actions of naval history. The celestial crown symbolizes anti-air warfare capabilities. The crown has five mullets for each of the ships named Decatur. It also represents Stephen Decatur's engagements against the British during the war of 1812. The color gold represents excellence, while scarlet denotes courage and sacrifice.
Crest
[edit]The crest consists of a ship’s mast and sail with a flying pennant.
The ship's mast and sail represent the heritage of the Decatur name and the Navy of Stephen Decatur's time, with the first vessel to bear his name. The mast is also in reference to the traditional pine construction of the vessels of Decatur's Navy times. The pennant is to symbolize the senior naval authority which was earned by Commodore Stephen Decatur.
Motto
[edit]The motto is written on a scroll of white that has a blue reverse side.
The ships motto is "In Pursuit of Peace".
Seal
[edit]The coat of arms in full color as in the blazon, upon a white background enclosed within a dark blue oval border edged on the outside with a gold rope and bearing the inscription "USS Decatur" at the top and "DDG 73" in the base all gold.
References
[edit]- ^ "Official USS Decatur DDG-73 Website". Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Mk46 MOD 1 Optical Sight System". Kollmorgen. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Rockwell, David (12 July 2017). "The Kollmorgen/L-3 KEO Legacy". Teal Group. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Hart, Jackie (17 December 2023). "Decoy Launch System Installed Aboard USS Ramage". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Starr, Barbara; Courson, Paul (19 December 2003). "U.S. links al Qaeda to Persian Gulf drug boat". CNN. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Ludwick, Paula M. (19 February 2007). "Surface Force Ships, Crews Earn Battle 'E'". Fleet Public Affairs, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "AEGIS Destroyer Demonstrates Unique Anti-Missile Capability". Defense Update. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "North Korea in 'state of war' with South". Al Jazeera. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "US Navy shifts destroyer in wake of North Korea missile threats". NBC World News. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Boghani, Priyanka (2 April 2013). "US sends second warship to Asia-Pacific as tensions rise with North Korea". GlobalPost. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ Trevithick, Joseph (2 October 2018). "U.S. Navy Releases Images Of Chinese Warship's Dangerous Maneuvers Near Its Destroyer". The Warzone. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Starr, Barbara; Browne, Ryan; Lendon, Brad (2 October 2018). "Chinese warship in 'unsafe' encounter with US destroyer, amid rising US-China tensions". CNN. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register.
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