USS James E. Williams
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USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) is a Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was named for Boatswain's mate Petty officer first class James Eliott Williams (1930–1999), a River Patrol Boat commander and Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War who is considered to be the most decorated enlisted man in Navy history. As of April 2023 the ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 26 based out of Naval Station Norfolk.[1]
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USS James E. Williams on 7 December 2004 | |
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Name | James E. Williams |
Namesake | James E. Williams |
Ordered | 6 March 1998 |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 15 July 2002 |
Launched | 25 June 2003 |
Commissioned | 11 December 2004 |
Homeport | Norfolk |
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Motto | Lead from the Front |
Honours and awards | See Awards |
Status | in active service |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
Displacement | 9200 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 | >30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 32 officers and 348 enlisted |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
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