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USS McCampbell (DDG-85)
USS ''McCampbell'' (DDG-85) is an in the United States Navy. She is named in honor of Naval Aviator Captain David S. McCampbell, a Medal of Honor and Navy Cross recipient who was the Navy's leading ace in World War II. This ship is the 35th destroyer of her class. USS ''McCampbell'' was the 20th ship of this class to be built by Bath Iron Works at Bath, Maine, and construction began on 16 July 1999. She was launched and christened on 2 July 2000. On 17 August 2002, the commissioning ceremony was held at Pier 30 in San Francisco, California. Service history She arrived at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan as part of the Navy's Seventh Fleet in July 2007, and was then permanently home ported there. On 23 June 2009, ''McCampbell'' replaced in shadowing the North Korean ship ''Kang Nam 1'' toward Burma in enforcement of a new United Nations resolution, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874. In March 2011, ''McCampbell'' was the first US Navy vessel on station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Navy 081007-N-9573A-016 The Guided-missile Destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) Is Anchored At Full Dress Ship During The International Fleet Review
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