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USS Sampson (DDG-102)
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| section1 | {{Infobox ship/image | ||
| image | US Navy 100731-N-6854D-111 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises.jpg | ||
| image_caption | USS Sampson at Pearl Harbor on 31 July 2010 | ||
| section2 | {{Infobox ship/career | ||
| country | United States | ||
| flag | |||
| name | Sampson | ||
| namesake | William T. Sampson | ||
| ordered | 13 September 2002 | ||
| builder | Bath Iron Works | ||
| laid_down | 20 March 2005 | ||
| launched | 16 September 2006 | ||
| commissioned | 3 November 2007 | ||
| homeport | Everett | ||
| identification | * | ||
| honours | See Awards | ||
| status | |||
| motto | Through Courage and Arms | ||
| badge | [[File:USS Sampson DDG-102 Crest.png | 150px | alt=USS Sampson Coat of Arms]] |
| section3 | {{Infobox ship/characteristics | ||
| class | |||
| displacement | 9,200 tons | ||
| length | 509 ft | ||
| beam | 66 ft | ||
| draft | 31 ft | ||
| propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100000 shp | ||
| speed | over 30 kn | ||
| complement | 383 officers and enlisted | ||
| armament | |||
| aircraft |
- Callsign: NWTS
- Hull number: DDG-102
USS Sampson (DDG-102) is an (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Funding for the Flight IIA (5"/62, one 20mm CIWS variant) ship was authorized in 2002 and her keel was laid on 20 March 2005. She is the fourth US Navy ship named to honor Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.
She was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. At her christening on 16 September 2006, the principal address was delivered by Senator Susan Collins of Maine, and the vessel was christened by Clara Parsons, great-granddaughter of Rear Admiral Sampson and daughter of William Sterling Parsons, as the ship's sponsor.
History
She was commissioned in Boston, Massachusetts on 3 November 2007 and home ported in San Diego. Her maiden deployment was from August 2009 to March 2010 to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf as part of the carrier strike group (CSG).
After Sampson returned from an 8-month maiden deployment, she was back underway from May to August with port visits to the 103rd Portland Rose Festival and Esquimalt, British Columbia to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy. She then participated in Exercise RIMPAC off the coast of Hawaii. Sampsons crew was awarded two Sea Service Ribbons in 12 months.
In August 2011 Sampson pulled into South Harbor in Seattle, Washington, to participate in Seattle's Seafair celebration. In September, Sampson dispatched an inflatable boat and swimmers to retrieve about 60 bales of assorted drugs from the ocean after a small boat dumped them overboard. After that the ship participated in 's Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), in preparation for an independent deployment. In February 2012 Sampson departed San Diego for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific and Middle East. In July, Sampson participated in at-sea phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore.
On 29 December 2014, Sampson was dispatched to the Java Sea to search for Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 that disappeared the day before.
In 2016 the ship remained assigned to Destroyer Squadron 23, working with Carrier Strike Group 11. She arrived at her new homeport, Naval Station Everett in Washington, on 26 September 2016.
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) invited the United States Navy to send a vessel to participate in the RNZN's 75th Birthday Celebrations in Auckland over the weekend of 19–21 November 2016. Sampson was the first US warship to visit New Zealand in 33 years since the New Zealand nuclear-free zone came into effect and the US suspended its obligations to New Zealand under the ANZUS treaty. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key granted approval for the ship's visit under the New Zealand's anti-nuclear law, which requires that the Prime Minister has to be satisfied that any visiting ship is not nuclear armed or powered. Soon after arriving in New Zealand, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Kaikōura. Sampson along with other navy ships from Australia, Canada, Japan and Singapore were dispatched directly to the area to provide humanitarian assistance.
On 3 October 2017, Sampson departed her homeport for a scheduled deployment with the CSG. She returned 9 May 2018 after seven months.
In January 2022, Sampson responded to Tonga to provide assistance following the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami.
In May 2022, Sampson was a part of Destroyer Squadron 2, along with Carrier Strike Group 3 led by the .
Sampson participated in RIMPAC 2022.
Awards
- Navy Unit Commendation – (July 2009 – March 2010)
- Battle "E" – (2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
- Humanitarian Service Medal – (17–20 November 2016) 2016 Kaikōura earthquake
- Spokane Trophy – (2010)
- Arizona Memorial Trophy – (2011–2012)
- James F. Chezek Memorial Gunnery Award - (2011)
- Retention Excellence Award – (2008, 2014, 2017)
- Vice Admiral Thomas H. Copeman III Material Readiness Award – (2014)
- CNO Afloat Safety Award (PACTFLT) – (2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023)
In popular culture
- The ship is featured in the 2012 film Battleship where she is destroyed and sunk by aliens during the intense combat in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii with her sister ship .
References
References
- (June 2008). "USS Sampson (DDG 102)". US Navy.
- (29 December 2014). "With no trace of missing AirAsia jet, search resumes over wider area".
- (2010). "Carrier Strike Group Eleven". U.S. Navy.
- Winters, Chris. (26 September 2016). "USS Sampson arrives at new Everett home port". [[The Everett Herald]].
- (15 November 2016). "US Warship may help rescue stranded Kaikoura tourists". Fairfax Media.
- (15 November 2016). "Fleet of international warships to help out with earthquake response". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
- "USS-Sampson-departs-for-deployment-with-Theodore-Roosevelt-Strike-Group". navy.mil.
- (8 May 2018). "uss-sampson-returns-to-port-after-7-month-deployment". everettpoat.com.
- (22 January 2022). "Global aid effort underway for Tonga's recovery". rnz.co.nz.
- (23 May 2022). "USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 23, 2022". usni.org.
- (1 August 2022). "USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker". news.usni.org.
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