USS O'Kane

USS O’Kane (DDG-77), at Pearl Harbor on 7 February 2005
History
United States
NameO'Kane
NamesakeRichard O'Kane
Ordered20 July 1994
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down8 May 1997
Launched28 March 1998
Acquired19 May 1999
Commissioned23 October 1999
HomeportSan Diego
Identification
MottoA Tradition of Honor
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement8,637 long tons (8,776 t) (Full load)
Length505 ft (154 m)
Beam59 ft (18 m)
Draft31 ft (9.4 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts
SpeedIn excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Sikorsky MH-60R

USS O'Kane (DDG-77) is the 27th Arleigh Burke-class (Flight II) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, starting on 8 May 1997. The ship was commissioned on 23 October 1999. She is named for Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Richard O'Kane.