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USS Stockdale (DDG-106)

United States Navy guided missile destroyer

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image_caption	USS Stockdale underway in 2013
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country	United States
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name	Stockdale
namesake	James B. Stockdale{{cite web
title	New Destroyer Honors Vietnam War POW and Medal of Honor Recipient	publisher=U.S. Department of Defense	date=12 January 2006
url	http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=9230
access-date	16 March 2009}}
awarded	13 September 2002{{cite web
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builder	Bath Iron Works
laid_down	10 August 2006
launched	24 February 2008
acquired	30 September 2008
sponsor	Sybil Stockdale
christened	10 May 2008
commissioned	18 April 2009
homeport	San Diego
identification	*
honors	See Awards
status
motto	Return With Honor
badge	[[File:USS Stockdale COA.png	150px]]
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
class
displacement	9,200 tons
length	509 ft
beam	66 ft
draft	22 ft
propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100000 shp
speed	30 kn
complement	380 officers and enlisted
armament
aircraft

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Callsign: NJBS
Hull number: DDG-106

USS Stockdale (DDG-106) is an (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The first U.S. Navy ship of that name, Stockdale is named after Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale (1923–2005). She was authorized on 13 September 2002 and was built by Bath Iron Works. Stockdale was christened 10 May 2008 by Admiral Stockdale's widow, Sybil, and delivered to the Navy on 30 September 2008. She transited the Panama Canal in March 2009; Admiral Stockdale's youngest son and grandchildren joined the ship for the trip.{{cite web |access-date = 18 April 2009 |archive-date = 22 April 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090422012457/http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/18/bn18ship141632/?military&zIndex=84729 |url-status = dead

Ship history

From November 2010 to July 2011, Stockdale performed an eight-month deployment in the United States Seventh Fleet Area of Responsibility. She made ports of call at Guam, Sepangar, Malaysia; Sihanoukville, Cambodia; Laem Chabang, Thailand; Singapore, and Chinhae, South Korea.

In July 2012, Stockdale participated in the naval exercise RIMPAC 2012. This included maneuvers in the Kaulakahi Channel (between Kauai and Niihau Islands, Hawaii) near the PMRF.

USS Stockdale departed San Diego in July 2021 and joined Carrier Strike Group One. Stockdale’s sonar dome was damaged while underway, it was discovered in port Sasebo while investigating a fuel tank crack on 21 January 2022 and repairs were made in Yokosuka drydock. After the damages were repaired, Stockdale began its journey home and arrived at San Diego on 15 July 2022.

Stockdale arrived at the Port of Colombo, situated in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 22 August 2024 on a replenishment visit. The vessel was scheduled to depart the island on 23 August 2024.

On the morning of 27 September 2024, while transiting the Red Sea with the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and , she was attacked by roughly two dozen missiles and drones launched by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. All missiles and drones were intercepted by the flotilla or missed their target outright.

On 11 November 2024, the Houthis again attacked the Spruance and Stockdale, launching eight drones, five ballistic missiles and three cruise missiles at the American destroyers. All of the projectiles were shot down by the destroyers with no damage or casualties to the vessels. The Stockdale used the destroyer's five-inch gun to shoot down one of the Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles while transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, going from the Red Sea into the Gulf of Aden.

On 1 December 2024, the Stockdale and were attacked by Houthis with three ballistic missiles, three drones and one cruise missile while escorting three merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden. All of the projectiles were intercepted with no damage or casualties.

Stockdale and O'Kane were attacked again while escorting three merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden on 9–10 December. They successfully engaged and defeated multiple drones and one cruise missile with no damage or casualties.

The USS Stockdale arrived in Panama on September 20th, 2025 on its way to joining the growing U.S. Navy presence in the Caribbean as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to combat drug cartels.

Awards

Combat Action Ribbon - (Sep–Dec 2024)
Navy E Ribbon - (2010, 2015, 2024)
Navy Expeditionary Medal - (Sep-Nov 2013)
National Defense Service Medal - (2009)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal - (2009)
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

Deployments

30 November 2010 – 22 July 2011 Maiden deployment
24 January 2013 – 8 November 2013 WESTPAC
20 January 2016 – 29 August 2016
20 October 2018 – 20 May 2019
24 July 2024 – 21 February 2025

During her 2024–25 deployment to 5th fleet, Stockdale participated in more combat than any other U.S. Navy ship since the end of World War II.

References

(15 July 2022). "USS Stockdale Returns to Homeport". navy.mil.
(22 August 2024). "USS Stockdale arrives in Colombo". Sri Lanka Navy.
(27 September 2024). "Navy intercepts Houthi barrage of missiles, drones launched at three US warships in the Red Sea". New York Post.
"Houthis attack US warships after US strikes in Yemen".
Mongilio, Heather. (30 January 2025). "Crew of USS Stockdale Shot Down Houthi Drones with 5-Inch Gun, Says Admiral". USNI News.
"US Navy destroys Houthi missiles and drones targeting American ships in Gulf of Aden". AP News.
"CENTCOM Forces Defeat Houthi Attacks on U.S. Navy and U.S.-Flagged Ships in the Gulf of Aden".
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2025-09-23/uss-stockdale-navy-presence-caribbean-venezuela-19196878.html
(24 February 2025). "USS Stockdale Returns Home After Seven-Month Deployment To 5th Fleet And 7th Fleet". Seapower.

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