- USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108)
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Arriving to homeport in San Diego, CACareer (US) 
Name: USS Wayne E. Meyer Namesake: Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer Awarded: 9 September 2002 Builder: Bath Iron Works Laid down: 18 May 2007 Launched: 19 October 2008 Sponsored by: Anna Mae Meyer Acquired: 10 July 2009[1] Commissioned: 10 October 2009 Homeport: San Diego, California Motto: "One Powerful Legacy" Status: Active in service as of 2010 Badge: 
General characteristics Class and type: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Displacement: 9,200 tons Length: 509 ft 6 in (155.30 m) Beam: 66 ft (20 m) Draft: 31 ft (9.4 m) Propulsion: 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) Speed: 30+ knots (55+ km/h) Complement: 275 officers and enlisted Armament: 1 × 32 cell, 1 × 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 96 × RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles
1 × 5"/62, 2 × 25 mm, 4 × 12.7 mm guns
2 × Mk 46 triple torpedo tubesAircraft carried: 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters The USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named after Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, who is known as the Father of Aegis.
Wayne E. Meyer is the 58th destroyer in her class. She carries the 100th AEGIS Weapon System to be delivered to the United States Navy.[2] She was built by Bath Iron Works, and was christened by sponsor Anna Mae Meyer (wife of Admiral Meyer) and launched on 18 October 2008.
Wayne E. Meyer completed sea trials in June 2009 and was delivered to the Navy in July 2009.[1] She was Commissioned and placed into active service on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 10, 2009. Wayne E. Meyer arrived at her homeport in San Diego, CA on 4 December 2009.[3]
Wayne E. Meyer celebrated her first Change of Command on April 8, 2011 with Executive Officer CDR Leo Albea relieving the ships first Commanding Officer CDR Nick Sarap.
Wayne E. Meyer departed San Diego for her maiden deployment on July 29, 2011.
Dinner: Impossible
Wayne E. Meyer was featured on the "Destroyer Disaster" episode of the Food Network show Dinner: Impossible .[4]
References
- ^ a b "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Wayne E. Meyer". Navy News Service. 10 July 2009. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=46873. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ^ "Destroyer to be named for weapons developer", Courier-Post, October 10, 2009.
- ^ FAQ
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- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External links
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Christening party at the USS Wayne E. Meyer Christening at Bath Iron Works 18 October 2008
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Stern view of the USS Wayne E. Meyer prior to launching 18 October 2008
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight I ships Arleigh Burke · Barry · John Paul Jones · Curtis Wilbur · Stout · John S. McCain · Mitscher · Laboon · Russell · Paul Hamilton · Ramage · Fitzgerald · Stethem · Carney · Benfold · Gonzalez · Cole · The Sullivans · Milius · Hopper · Ross
Flight II ships Flight IIA ships 5"/54 variant5"/62 variantWinston S. Churchill · Lassen · Howard · Bulkeley · McCampbell · Shoup · Mason · Preble · Mustin · Chafee · Pinckney · Momsen · Chung-Hoon · Nitze · James E. Williams · Bainbridge · Halsey · Forrest Sherman · Farragut · Kidd · Gridley · Sampson · Truxtun · Sterett · Dewey · Stockdale · Gravely · Wayne E. Meyer · Jason Dunham · William P. Lawrence · Spruance · Michael Murphy
List of destroyers of the United States Navy · List of destroyer classes of the United States NavyCategories:- Arleigh Burke class destroyers
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