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USS Sterett (DDG-104)

United States Navy guided missile destroyer

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) in Malabar 2020.jpg
image_caption	USS Sterett during Malabar 2020
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	United States
flag
name	Sterett
namesake	Andrew Sterett
ordered	13 September 2002
builder	Bath Iron Works
laid_down	17 November 2005
launched	20 May 2007
commissioned	9 August 2008
homeport	San Diego
identification	*
status
motto	Forever Dauntless
badge	[[File:USS Sterett DDG-104 Crest.png	150px]]
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class
displacement	*6,600 tons light,
length	*509 ft 6 in (155.3 m) overall,
beam	* 66 ft (20.1 m) extreme,
draft	* 31 ft (9.4 m) maximum,
propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
speed	30+ knots (55+ km/h) designed
complement	32 officers, 348 enlisted
armament
aircraft

Callsign: NRDT
Hull number: DDG-104
9,200 tons full,
2,600 tons dead
471 ft (143.6 m) waterline
59 ft (18 m) waterline
22 ft (6.7 m) limit

USS Sterett (DDG-104) is an (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the fourth ship named for Andrew Sterett.

Etymology

USS Sterett is the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy to be named after Andrew Sterett, a U.S. naval officer who fought in the Quasi-War and the Barbary Wars.

History

The contract to build USS Sterett was awarded to Bath Iron Works Corporation in Bath, Maine on 13 September 2002. On 17 November 2005, her keel was laid down, and she was christened on 19 May 2007. The ship's sponsor was Michelle Sterett Bernson, a familial descendant of Andrew Sterett, who himself had no children.

The vessel's commissioning took place in Baltimore, Maryland, Andrew Sterett's birthplace, on 9 August 2008. The ship's home port is Naval Base San Diego.

The ship was attacked by Somali pirates using rocket-propelled grenades on 22 February 2011, during negotiations with the pirates for the release of four U.S. hostages, who were eventually killed.

The ship was under the control of Commander Carrier Strike Group 9.

Awards

Navy Unit Commendation
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Battle "E" – (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024)
Spokane Trophy - (2010, 2023)
Vice Admiral Thomas H. Copeman III Material Readiness Award - (2023)
Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award - (2017)

In popular culture

USS Sterett served as one of the filming locations for the TNT's television series The Last Ship and its fictional setting, USS Nathan James (DDG-151).
USS Sterett served as the backdrop for a historic visit to Naval Base Point Loma by President Joe Biden in March 2023. The crew gave him a "line-the-rail" salute.

References

(January 2018)
"Pirates kill four U.S. hostages near Somalia".
[https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8756883/uss-sterett-ddg-104-awarded-spokane-trophy-top-pacific-warship dvidshub.net]
[https://www.sterett.net/2023-vadm-thomas-h-copeman-iii-material-readiness-award/ sterett.net]
Stone, Ken. (March 13, 2023). "'Historic' Visit: Biden, 2 Allies at Point Loma Base for Nuclear Submarine Pact". Times of San Diego.

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