USS ''Momsen'' (DDG-92) is an in service with the United States Navy. ''Momsen'' is the twenty-sixth destroyer of the ''Arleigh Burke'' class to be built by Bath Iron Works. She is named after Vice Admiral Charles B. "Swede" Momsen of

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, New York (1896–1967). Vice Admiral Momsen made many contributions to the navy such as the invention of the

Momsen Lung The Momsen lung was a primitive underwater rebreather used before and during World War II by American submariners as emergency escape gear. It was invented by Charles Momsen (nicknamed "Swede"). Submariners trained with this apparatus in an dee ...

when he was assigned to the Bureau of Construction and Repair. Momsen was also involved in the first successful rescue of a crew of a sunken submarine, , and subsequently supervised the salvage of the boat. ''Momsen''s keel was laid on 16 November 2001. She was launched on 19 July 2003, sponsored by Admiral Momsen's daughter, Evelyn Momsen Hailey. ''Momsen'' was commissioned on 28 August 2004, at Panama City, Florida. The construction of ''Momsen'' and

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, from initial steelcutting to sea trials, was documented on the

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television special ''Destroyer: Forged in Steel''. The destroyers were not referenced by name, but their numbers were visible on their prows. As of 2019, ''Momsen'' is serving in the Pacific Fleet, homeported in NAVSTA Everett, Washington, and recently assigned to Destroyer Squadron 31 based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Service history

2006

On 6 April 2006, ''Momsen'' departed Naval Station Everett for her maiden deployment. During the six-month cruise, the ship conducted training and operations throughout Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific in the

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area of responsibility. ''Momsen'' returned home from a successful maiden deployment on 22 September 2006.

2008

''Momsen'' departed for her second deployment on 14 March 2008 with Carrier Strike Group Nine. During her deployment, ''Momsen'' provided critical humanitarian assistance for two foreign vessels, a stranded cargo vessel with engine problems and a former hijacked merchant vessel requiring food, water and medical attention. She returned home on 13 October 2008 after a seven-month underway period.

2010-2011

''Momsen'' departed for her third deployment September 2010 with Carrier Strike Group Nine. On 2 February 2011, ''Momsen'', with the guided-missile cruiser , responded to a distress call from the Panamanian-flag merchant vessel ''Duqm'' in the

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. Both ships disrupted a pirate attack on ''Duqm'', tracked the two pirate skiffs back to their mothership, and destroyed the two skiffs to prevent their use in future pirate attacks (''pictured'').

Controversy

The ship's skipper, Commander Jay Wylie, was relieved of command on 27 April 2011 for "loss of confidence in his ability to command." On 28 October 2011 Wylie pleaded guilty to sexual assault and rape, and was sentenced by court martial to 42 months imprisonment and loss of all navy benefits.

2013

During her 2013 deployment, ''Momsen'' initially joined Carrier Strike Group Eleven before undertaking independent operations with the

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. During this deployment, ''Momsen'' participated in such multilateral naval exercises as CARAT Indonesia 2013 in the

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, Talisman Sabre 2013 in the

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, and SAREX in the Sea of Japan. ''Momsen'' operated with Carrier Strike Group Five during the Talisman Sabre and SAREX exercises. ''Momsen'' also paid port visits to Indonesia,

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. On 22 August 2013, ''Momsen'' returned to Naval Station Everett, Washington, after a four-month underway period as part of the U.S. Seventh Fleet.

2018

In 2018, ''Momsen'' made a port call to

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2022

In February 2022, the ''Momsen'' departed Everett to begin a pan-Pacific deployment. 23 April 2022, ''Momsen'' made a port call to Goa. On November 29, 2022 A webcam overlooking San Diego Bay has captured an apparent near collision between U.S. warships whose crews had to deploy evasive maneuvers. In the footage, crewmen from both ships are heard informing each other that they veering to port, or left, to eliminate the threat of a collision. The Navy, however, is investigating Tuesday’s incident involving the guided-missile destroyer, Momsen, and the landing ship Harpers Ferry, according to the Navy Times.

2023

''Momsen'' made a port call to Homer, Alaska on 3-4 May. Local residents were given a tour of the ship while she was berthed at the local Deepwater Dock.

Awards

Navy Unit Commendation The Navy Unit Commendation (NUC) is a United States Navy unit award that was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on 18 December 1944. History Navy and U.S. Marine Corps commands may recommend any Navy or Marine Co ...

– (Apr – Sep 2008, Sep 2010 – Mar 2011, Dec 2011 – Aug 2012) *

Battle "E" The Battle Effectiveness Award (formerly the Battle Efficiency Award, commonly known as the Battle "E"), is awarded annually to the small number of United States Navy ships, submarines, aviation, and other units that win their battle effectiveness c ...

– (2008, 2013) * Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)

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Award (Environmental Quality, Small Ship category) – (2010, 2012)

References

External links

USS ''Momsen'' official web site
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