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USS DEWEY is one of the Flight IIA ARLEIGH BURKE - class of Aegis guided missile destroyers and the third ship in the Navy named after Admiral George Dewey.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: September 13, 2002 |
Keel laid: October 4, 2006 | |
Launched: January 18, 2008 | |
Commissioned: March 6, 2010 | |
Builder: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Ingalls Operations, Pascagoula, Miss. | |
Propulsion system: four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines | |
Propellers: two | |
Length: 508,5 feet (155 meters) | |
Beam: 67 feet (20.4 meters) | |
Draft: 30,5 feet (9.3 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 9,200 tons full load | |
Speed: 32 knots | |
Aircraft: two | |
Armament: one | |
Homeport: Yokosuka, Japan | |
Crew: approx. 320 |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS DEWEY. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
USS DEWEY Cruise Books:
About the Ship's Name:
George Dewey, born 26 December 1837 in Montpelier, Vt., graduated from the Naval Academy in 1868 and after varied important service assumed command of the Asiatic Station 3 January 1898, with his flag in the protected cruiser OLYMPIA. On the night of 30 April 1898 Admiral Dewey led his squadron into Manila Bay and the next morning in 2 hours destroyed the Spanish fleet without a single American loss. Admiral Dewey was relieved of his command 4 October 1899 and ordered to Washington, D.C., where he was designated President of the General Board. On 24 March 1903 he was commissioned Admiral of the Navy, a rank created for him, which he held until his death 16 January 1917.
Accidents aboard USS DEWEY:
Date | Where | Events |
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October 4, 2017 | off Imperial Beach, Calif. | USS DEWEY spills approx. 700 gallons of oil as the result of a mechanical failure aboard. |
USS DEWEY Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by me and show the DEWEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on May 10, 2012.
The photos below were taken by me and show the DEWEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 3, 2012.
The photo below was taken by Henry Schnutz and shows the DEWEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on August 27, 2013.
The photos below were taken by Lydia Perz and show the DEWEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on May 3, 2014.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the DEWEY undergoing a Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Continental Maritime of San Diego shipyard on October 2, 2015.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the DEWEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 6, 2016.
The photos below was taken by Sebastian Thoma and shows the DEWEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on December 20, 2016.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the DEWEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 11, 2017.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning during an open ship event aboard USS DEWEY as part of the Los Angeles Fleet Week 2018 at San Pedro, Calif., on August 31, 2018.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the DEWEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on September 28, 2018.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the DEWEY at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair on March 2, 2019.
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the DEWEY at BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair on November 8, 2019 - just a few days before finishing her 10-month Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA). During the DSRA, the DEWEY was fitted with an Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy, or ODIN. The system can be spotted in front of the bridge and it's the successor of the Laser Weapons System (LaWS) which was a 30-kilowatt laser installed aboard USS PONCE (AFSB(I) 15) in 2014. Although already installed aboard DEWEY in November 2019, the Navy did not make it public until late February 2020. According to the Navy, the new system is intended for use against enemy drones. DEWEY is the first ship equipped with ODIN and will use it for tests and evaluation.