USS Howard (DDG-83)
USS Howard on 10 November 2010 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Howard |
| Namesake | Jimmie E. Howard |
| Ordered | 20 June 1996 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 9 December 1998 |
| Launched | 20 November 1999 |
| Commissioned | 20 October 2001 |
| Homeport | Yokosuka |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Ready for Victory |
| Honours & awards | See Awards |
| 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 MW) |
| Speed | exceeds 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 320 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
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USS Howard (DDG-83) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Medal of Honor recipient First Sergeant Jimmie E. Howard, USMC. Howard was the 19th ship of her class to be built by Bath Iron Works at Bath, Maine, and construction began on 8 December 1998. She was launched and christened on 20 November 1999. She was commissioned into the Navy on 20 October 2001.
Howard is currently a member of Destroyer Squadron 15 and Carrier Strike Group Five.