Wayne 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
Wayne E. Meyer arrived at her homeport in San Diego, California, on 4 December 2009.[citation needed]
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]
Christening party for Wayne E. Meyer, at Bath Iron Works 18 October 2008
Stern view of Wayne E. Meyer prior to launching 18 October 2008
References
^ ab"USS WAYNE E MEYER". Naval Vessel Register. 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]
^. navy.mil. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^. 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.
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For other ships with the same name see USS Wayne 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 2017HistoryUnited StatesNameWayne E MeyerNamesakeWayne E MeyerAwarded13 September 2002BuilderBath Iron WorksLaid down18 May 2007Launched19 October 2008Sponsored byAnna Mae MeyerAcquired10 July 2009Commissioned10 October 2009HomeportPearl HarborIdentificationMMSI number 369970036 Callsign NFOA Pennant number DDG 108MottoOne Powerful LegacyHonors andawardsSee AwardsStatusin active serviceBadgeGeneral characteristics 1 Class and typeArleigh Burke class destroyerDisplacement9 200 tonsLength509 ft 6 in 155 30 m Beam66 ft 20 m Draft31 ft 9 4 m Propulsion4 General Electric LM2500 30 gas turbines 2 shafts 100 000 shp 75 MW Speedexceeds 30 knots 56 km h 35 mph Complement312 officers and enlistedArmamentGuns 5 inch 127 mm 62 Mk 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun 1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 25 mm Mk 38 Machine Gun System 4 50 caliber 12 7 mm 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 ASROCTorpedoes 2 Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes Mark 46 Lightweight Torpedo Mark 50 Lightweight Torpedo Mark 54 Lightweight TorpedoAircraft carried2 MH 60R Seahawk helicopters Contents 1 Construction 2 Ship history 3 In popular culture 4 Awards 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External linksConstruction 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 EditWayne 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 EditNavy 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 Edit Christening party for Wayne E Meyer at Bath Iron Works 18 October 2008 Stern view of Wayne E Meyer prior to launching 18 October 2008References 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 theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain The entry can be found here External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Wayne E Meyer DDG 108 Official website USS Wayne E Meyer on Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Wayne E Meyer amp oldid 1134943424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
