DDG 104

June 14, 2005 - Initial Assembly Work
Keel Laying - November 17, 2005
Mast Stepping - May 18, 2007
Christening - May 19, 2007
Sailaway from Bath Iron Works June, 2008
Commissioning in Baltimore - August 9, 2008
Initial Homeport - San Diego

Sterret DDG 104

May 26, 2007 - Afloat After Christening
 
Ship Naming ♦ Keel Laying  ♦ Mast Stepping  ♦

PEO Ships New Constuction Page

 Sea Trials ♦    Delivery ♦    Sail Away ♦ Commissioning  ♦

New Construction Life Cycle : Milestones in Delivering a Warship to the Fleet       
   Christening  ♦   Launching   ♦     Pre-Commissioning  ♦  

Photo Archive of DDG 104 Under Construction

To learn about the key milestones marking the way in bringing a naval vessel to life, visit the Program Executive Office Ships (PEO Ships)  "New Construction" page (link in top center above). Use the links in the Milestones column on that page's right to walk through a description of each milestone.                   (When done, use your browser's back arrow to return to this page)

 USS STERETT CHRISTENING

May 19, 2007

DDG 104 Christening Photo Gallery
BIW Newsletter's Coverage of BIW Christening    Requires Adobe Reader                     FREE -     ( Use your browser's back arrow to return to this page) 

 

 
(Image composite courtesy of Aaron Houston)  
DDG-104's  first crew is forming and preparing for fleet readiness      View Crew Section
     
THE NEW STERETT'S  OFFICIAL WEB SITE IS UP AND RUNNING!  

 www.sterett.navy.mil     

         PROTECTING FREEDOM  -  HONORING AMERICAN NAVAL HEROS THAT LED THE WAY

May 4, 2004

Secretary of the Navy Gordon England released the names of the five newest U.S. Navy destroyers who will honor legendary American naval heroes, of which Sterett is one.

Shipbuilding was contracted to General Dynamics at the Bath Iron Works (BIW) Yard in Bath, Maine and to Northrup Grumman Ship Systems' Ingalls Operations at the NGSS Ingalls Ops yard in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

DDG 101

USS Gridley

BIW

DDG 102

USS Sampson

BIW

DDG 103

USS Truxton

NGSS Ingalls Ops

DDG 104

USS Sterett

BIW

DDG 105

USS Dewey

NGSS Ingalls Ops

SecNav's news release go to: http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040504-0721.html

Navy Fact File for this class of ships go to: http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=900&ct=4

For an independent analysis of these ships go to: http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm

  Want to Know more about how a modern Arleigh Burke Destroyer is built?

Check out Michael S. Sanders' book "The Yard"
Still available at http://www.amazon.com

A great read and a must for every Sterett library

Watch the Discovery Channel's Documentary:

Destroyer: Forged in Steel

                 Have learned that this item is no longer available on DVD as a single order.

     It is now available as part of a new DVD Set named "Sea Power".

             Looks like a great value.   Available at: http://www.discovery.com

"Destroyer" follows the full shipbuilding cycle of an Arleigh Burke at BIW. 

 


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