USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)

	USS Forrest Sherman on 3 February 2006
History
United States
Name	Forrest Sherman
Namesake	Forrest Sherman
Ordered	6 March 1998
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
Laid down	7 August 2003
Launched	2 October 2004
Sponsored by	Ann Sherman Fitzpatrick
Commissioned	28 January 2006
Homeport	Norfolk
Identification	MMSI number: 369980000; Callsign: NFPS; Pennant number: DDG-98;
Motto	Relentless Fighting Spirit
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class & type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,200 tons
Length	509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Draft	31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines; 2 shafts; 100,000 shp (75,000 kW);
Speed	30+ knots (55+ km/h)
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system; 4 × 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliber guns; Missiles:; 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS):; RIM-66M surface-to-air missile; RIM-156 surface-to-air missile; RIM-174A standard ERAM; RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile; RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed); BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile; RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC; Torpedoes:; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 lightweight torpedo; Mark 50 lightweight torpedo; Mark 54 lightweight torpedo;
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy and is the second US Navy ship to bear the name. She is part of Destroyer Squadron 2.

History
USS Forrest Sherman on 3 February 2006
United States
Name	Forrest Sherman
Namesake	Forrest Sherman
Ordered	6 March 1998
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
Laid down	7 August 2003
Launched	2 October 2004
Sponsored by	Ann Sherman Fitzpatrick
Commissioned	28 January 2006
Homeport	Norfolk
Identification	MMSI number: 369980000 Callsign: NFPS Pennant number: DDG-98
Motto	Relentless Fighting Spirit
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,200 tons
Length	509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Draft	31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines 2 shafts 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed	30+ knots (55+ km/h)
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	Guns: 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun) 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system 4 × 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliber guns Missiles: 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS): RIM-66M surface-to-air missile RIM-156 surface-to-air missile RIM-174A standard ERAM RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed) BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC Torpedoes: 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes: Mark 46 lightweight torpedo Mark 50 lightweight torpedo Mark 54 lightweight torpedo
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters