USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named after Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, known as the "Father of Aegis". She carries the 100th AEGIS Weapon System to be delivered to the United States Navy.[2]
 USS Wayne E. Meyer on 19 June 2017
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Wayne E. Meyer |
| Namesake | Wayne E. Meyer |
| Awarded | 13 September 2002 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 18 May 2007 |
| Launched | 19 October 2008 |
| Sponsored by | Anna Mae Meyer |
| Acquired | 10 July 2009 |
| Commissioned | 10 October 2009 |
| Homeport | Pearl Harbor |
| Identification |
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| Motto | One Powerful Legacy |
| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and 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 | 312 officers and enlisted |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
Construction
editWayne E. Meyer is the 58th destroyer in her class. She was built by Bath Iron Works, and was christened by sponsor Anna Mae Meyer, wife of Admiral Meyer, and launched on 18 October 2008. She completed sea trials in June 2009, and was delivered to the Navy in July 2009.[1] She was commissioned on the Delaware River, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 10 October 2009.
Ship history
editWayne E. Meyer arrived at her homeport in San Diego, California, on 4 December 2009.[citation needed]
Wayne E. Meyer made her maiden deployment as part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (CSG) from 29 July 2011 until 27 February 2012. She made port calls in Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Bahrain, Dubai, and the Philippines.[citation needed]
In January 2017, Wayne E. Meyer, and her sister ship Michael Murphy, were part of Destroyer Squadron 1, and along with Lake Champlain and Carl Vinson formed Carrier Strike Group One (CSG-1), during a deployment to the western Pacific. In April of that year, CSG-1 cancelled a scheduled port call in Australia, in response to increasing tensions between the United States and North Korea over the latter's nuclear weapons program.[3]
In September 2018 Wayne E. Meyer and O'Kane completed homeport swaps. Wayne E. Meyer arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam on 13 September, and O'Kane got underway for her new homeport of San Diego.[citation needed]
In popular culture
edit- Wayne E. Meyer was featured in the episode "Destroyer Disaster" of the Food Network show, Dinner: Impossible.[4]
- Wayne E. Meyer was used in the filming of Season 2 Episode 5, “Achilles”, TNT Network show The Last Ship.[5]
Awards
edit- Navy Unit Commendation - (Sep 2011-Jan 2012, Jul 2012-May 2013)
- Navy E Ribbon - (2013, 2014)
- Spokane Trophy - (2014)
- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Energy Conservation Award (Medium ship category) - (2017)[6]
Gallery
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Christening party for Wayne E. Meyer, at Bath Iron Works 18 October 2008
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Stern view of Wayne E. Meyer prior to launching 18 October 2008
References
edit- ^ a b "USS WAYNE E MEYER". Naval Vessel Register. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Destroyer to be named for weapons developer". Courier-Post. 10 October 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group arrives in Singapore". navy.mil. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Destroyer Disaster Episode IE0801". Food Network. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Achilles Season 2 Episode 5" Hulu streaming service, retrieved 27 April 2021. Originally aired 12 July 2005
- ^ "NAVADMIN Message 282/17". U.S. Navy. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.