USS Hayler
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USS Hayler (DD-997) was a Spruance-class destroyer that served in the United States Navy from 1983 to 2003. Named for Vice Admiral Robert W. Hayler (1891–1980), she was the last ship of her class.
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USS Hayler underway on 18 June 2001 | |
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Name | Hayler |
Namesake | Robert W. Hayler |
Ordered | 29 September 1979 |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 20 October 1980 |
Launched | 2 March 1982 |
Sponsored by | Margot Hayler and Nicole Hayler |
Acquired | 10 February 1983 |
Commissioned | 5 March 1983 |
Decommissioned | 25 August 2003 |
Stricken | 6 April 2004 |
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Motto | Courageous in Conflict |
Fate | Sunk as target, 13 November 2004 |
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Class and type | Spruance-class destroyer |
Displacement | 8,040 (long) tons full load |
Length | 529 ft (161 m) waterline; 563 ft (172 m) overall |
Beam | 55 ft (16.8 m) |
Draft | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 80,000 shp (60 MW) |
Speed | 32.5 knots (60.2 km/h; 37.4 mph) |
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Complement | 19 officers, 315 enlisted |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters. |
Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters |
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