DDG 104 - Signed, Sealed, Delivered and Ready

June 14,  2005 - Initial Assembly Work		May 26, 2007 - Afloat After Christening
August 9 2008 - Commissioning in Baltimore	Keel Laying - November 17, 2005 Early and Middle Phase Construction Mast Stepping - May 18, 2007 Christening - May 19, 2007 Sea Trials Jan & Feb, 2008 Crew Move Aboard April 25, 2008 Sail away from Bath Iron Works - June 26, 2008 Commissioning in Baltimore - August 9, 2008 Initial Homeport - San Diego	October 4, 2008 - In Active Service - San Diego

Ship Naming ♦	Keel Laying  ♦	Mast Stepping  ♦	Christening  ♦	Launching   ♦	Sea Trials ♦
Delivery ♦  Pre-Commissioning  ♦ Sail Away ♦  Commissioning  ♦ 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 button 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)

         READY TO PROTECT FREEDOM  -  HONORING AMERICAN NAVAL HEROES 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 was 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.

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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