USS Stockdale (DDG-106) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The third U.S. Navy ship of that name, Stockdale is named after Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale (1923–2005) and is the 56th destroyer in her class. She was authorized on 13 September 2002 and was built by Bath Iron Works. Stockdale was christened 10 May 2008 by Admiral Stockdale's widow, Sybil, and delivered to the Navy on 30 September 2008. She transited the Panama Canal in March 2009; Admiral Stockdale's youngest son and grandchildren joined the ship for the trip.[4] USS Stockdale was commissioned on 18 April 2009 at Port Hueneme.[3]

USS Stockdale underway in 2013
History
United States
Name	Stockdale
Namesake	James B. Stockdale[1]
Awarded	13 September 2002[2]
Builder	Bath Iron Works[2]
Laid down	10 August 2006[2]
Launched	24 February 2008[2]
Sponsored by	Sybil Stockdale
Christened	10 May 2008
Acquired	30 September 2008[2]
Commissioned	18 April 2009[3]
Homeport	San Diego
Identification	MMSI number: 368771000 Callsign: NJBS Hull number: DDG-106
Motto	Return With Honor
Honors and awards	See Awards
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,200 tons[2]
Length	509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)[2]
Beam	66 ft (20 m)[2]
Draft	22 ft (6.7 m)[2]
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speed	30 kn (56 km/h)
Complement	380 officers and enlisted[2]
Armament	1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 Autocannons 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes 96-cell Mk 41 VLS for: RIM-66 Standard Missile 2 BGM-109 Tomahawk RUM-139 VL-ASROC missiles
Aircraft carried	2 x SH-60 Seahawk helicopters

Ship history

From November 2010 to July 2011, Stockdale performed an eight-month deployment in the United States Seventh Fleet Area of Responsibility. She made ports of call at Guam, Sepangar, Malaysia; Sihanoukville, Cambodia; Laem Chabang, Thailand; Singapore, and Chinhae, South Korea.

In July 2012, Stockdale participated in the naval exercise RIMPAC 2012. This included maneuvers in the Kaulakahi Channel (between Kauai and Niihau Islands, Hawaii) near the PMRF.

USS Stockdale departed San Diego in July 2021 and joined Carrier Strike Group One. Stockdale’s sonar dome was damaged while underway, on 21 January 2022 and repairs were made in Yokosuka. After the damages were repaired, Stockdale began its journey home and arrived at San Diego on 15 July 2022.[5]

Awards

• Navy E Ribbon - (2010, 2015)
• Navy Expeditionary Medal - (Sep-Nov 2013)
• National Defense Service Medal - (2009)
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal - (2009)
• Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

Deployments

• 30 November 2010 – 22 July 2011 Maiden deployment
• 24 January 2013 – 8 November 2013 WESTPAC
• 20 January 2016 – 29 August 2016
• 20 October 2018 - 20 May 2019

7th Fleet Deployment, part of the "Great Green Fleet"

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Stockdale (DDG-106).

• navsource.org: USS Stockdale
• Stockdale Official Homepage

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