The fourth USS ''Gridley'' (DDG-101) is the 51st in the

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. ''Gridley'' is named after

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Charles Gridley, Commander of Admiral George Dewey's flagship , (Flag Captain) and recipient of

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Dewey's famous command, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" in the Battle of Manila Bay during the

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Construction and career

In May 2004, the

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announced the names of five new ''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyers, including ''Gridley''. Her keel was laid on 30 July 2004 at the Bath Iron Works in

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, Maine. She was christened on 11 February 2006. The ''Gridley'' was commissioned at the Port of Miami on Saturday, 10 February 2007. She has joined the Pacific Fleet and is homeported at Naval Station Everett. ''Gridley'' departed

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on 19 May 2008 for her maiden deployment and returned on 25 November 2008. On 22 August 2014 ''Gridley'' departed the naval base for a scheduled 10-month deployment, along with and , returning on 4 June 2015. On 9 July 2016 ''Gridley'' arrived at her new homeport in Everett, Washington. In December 2021, ''Gridley'' departed Everett, on deployment as part of

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, along with

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led by the on a scheduled deployment. ''Gridley'' participated in RIMPAC 2022.

References

External links

Official Ship's Site
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