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USS Howard (DDG-83)
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| Ordered: | 20 June 1996 |
| Laid down: | 9 December 1998 |
| Launched: | 20 November 1999 |
| Commissioned: | 20 October 2001 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2007 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,200 tons |
| Length: | 509 ft 6 in (155.3 m) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20.1 m) |
| Draught: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 1 x 32 cell, 1 x 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 96 x RIM-67 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles 1 x 5/62 in (127/62 mm), 2 x 25 mm, 4 x 12.7 mm guns, 2 x Phalanx CIWS 2 x Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft: | 2 x SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
| Motto: | Ready for Victory |
USS Howard (DDG-83) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. It was named for Marine Corps First Sergeant Jimmie E. Howard.
On 16 February 2007, Howard was awarded the 2006 Battle "E" award. [1]
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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5"/54 variant: Oscar Austin | Roosevelt |
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