USS Halsey (DDG-97)

USS *Halsey* (DDG-97)
	USS Halsey at Pearl Harbor on 14 February 2013
History
United States
Name	Halsey
Namesake	William Halsey, Jr.
Ordered	6 March 1998
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
Laid down	13 January 2002
Launched	9 January 2004
Commissioned	30 July 2005
Homeport	Naval Station San Diego
Identification	MMSI number: 369970407; Callsign: NBUL; ; Hull number: DDG-97;
Motto	Hit Hard Hit Fast Hit Often
Honours &; awards	See Awards
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class & type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,300 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	30+ knots (55+ km/h)
Complement	257 officers and enlisted
Electronic warfare; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare suite; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo countermeasures; Mk 36 Mod 12 decoy launching systems; Mk 53 Nulka decoy launching systems; Mk 59 decoy launching systems;
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 Halsey (DDG-97) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the second ship to be named after Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.

History
USS Halsey at Pearl Harbor on 14 February 2013
United States
Name	Halsey
Namesake	William Halsey, Jr.
Ordered	6 March 1998
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi
Laid down	13 January 2002
Launched	9 January 2004
Commissioned	30 July 2005
Homeport	Naval Station San Diego
Identification	MMSI number: 369970407 Callsign: NBUL Hull number: DDG-97
Motto	Hit Hard Hit Fast Hit Often
Honours & awards	See Awards
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,300 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	30+ knots (55+ km/h)
Complement	257 officers and enlisted
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare suite AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo countermeasures Mk 36 Mod 12 decoy launching systems Mk 53 Nulka decoy launching systems Mk 59 decoy launching systems
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