USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) - the destroyer of URO- type "Arly Burke" US Navy . Thirty-fourth ship of this type in the Navy and the fifteenth, built at the shipyard " Ingalls Shipbuilding " in Pascagoule . Named in honor of Vice Admiral John Balkeli . Launched on June 21, 2000, in service since December 8, 2001.
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| USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) | |
 USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) in the Persian Gulf | |
| Service | |
 USA | |
| Ship class and type | URO destroyer |
| Home port | Naval base norfolk |
| Organization | US Navy |
| Manufacturer | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Ordered to build | June 20, 1996 |
| Construction started | May 10, 1999 |
| Launched | June 21, 1999 |
| Commissioned | December 8, 2001 |
| Status | in the ranks |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 6950 tons (normal), 9648 metric tons (full) |
| Length | 155, 29 m . (most), 143, 8 m (at the waterline) |
| Width | 20, 4 m . (greatest), 18.3 m (at the waterline) |
| Draft | 9.4 m (highest with GUS) |
| Booking | Kevlar protection in the area of the main combat posts |
| Engines | 4 gas turbines General Electric LM2500-30 |
| Power | 108 000 l. with. |
| Mover | 2 |
| Travel speed | 32 knots (maximum) |
| Navigation range | 4,890 miles at 20 knots |
| Crew | 380 (including 32 officers) |
| Armament | |
| Tactical strike weapons | 2 Aegis systems for 32 (bow) and 64 (stern) missile cells, respectively. In various combinations they can arm themselves: KR “ Tomahawk ”, SAM RIM-66 SM-2 “ Standard-2 ” and “ Standard-3 ”, PLUR RUM-139 ASROC ; 2 x 4 RCC " Harpoon " |
| Artillery | 1 x 1 127 mm AU Mark 45 Mod. 4/62 |
| Flak | 2 x 25-mm Bushmaster , 4 x 12.7-mm machine gun |
| Missile weapons | up to 74 "Standard-2" or "Standard-3" missiles, 24 missiles (6x4) " Sea Sparrow " |
| Mine-torpedo armament | 2 x 3 324- mm non-rechargeable torpedo tubes Mk 32 |
| Aviation Group | 2 helicopters SH-60 LAMPS III |
Combat Service
On January 20, 2004, the destroyer left Norfolk with the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) to take part in anti-terrorist operations. After six months of duty, he returned to the port [1] .
In February 2006, the ship took part in the exercises as part of the shock group led by USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) . From June to December of the same year he was in the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea [1] .
Bulkeley's third combat service took place from February to June 2008. The destroyer also made visits to Victoria and Souda Bay [1] .
On January 13, 2011, the ship left Norfolk to participate in the operations of an international anti-piracy group . On 5 and 6 March, the destroyer participated in the liberation of the Japanese tanker MV Guanabara captured by pirates off the coast of Oman [2] . On May 16, the destroyer repulsed the pirates' attack on the tanker MV Artemis Glory [3] . After patrolling, Bulkeley made calls at Saint-Raphael , at Menorca and at Lisbon , after which he returned to Norfolk [1] .
On May 31, 2013, the destroyer went to sea as part of a group led by the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) . July 22, the compound went to combat service in the Mediterranean Sea. Bulkeley also made visits to Sevastopol and Batumi . In September, the destroyer took part in anti-submarine exercises in conjunction with the ships of the British Navy and the USS Dallas submarine (SSN-700) in the Gulf of Oman . In December, he also participated in maneuvers with the Japanese destroyers JDS Setogiri (DD 156) and JDS Ariake (DD 109) , as well as the South Korean ROKS Choe Yeong (DDH 981) [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 USS BULKELEY DDG 84 (English) . uscarriers.net . The appeal date is May 29, 2018. Archived May 29, 2018.
- ↑ US Navy frees ship from suspected Indian Ocean pirates (Eng.) . cnn.com . CNN (March 7, 2011). The appeal date is May 29, 2018. Archived May 29, 2018.
- ↑ Somali Pirates: USS Bulkeley and Its Helicopter Protects Large Tanker, Pirates Unsuccessful in Dodging Bullets (eng.) . eaglespeak.us (18 May 2011). The date of circulation is May 29, 2018. Archived July 25, 2017.
Links
- Official website of the ship (eng.)
- Service history (English)