USS Moosbrugger
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USS Moosbrugger (DD-980) was a Spruance-class destroyer built for the United States Navy by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. Affectionately nicknamed the "Moose" by her crews, she was named in honor of Vice Admiral Frederick Moosbrugger who is best known for his service in World War II as a highly successful commander of destroyer squadrons.
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United States | |
Name | Moosbrugger |
Namesake | Frederick Moosbrugger |
Ordered | 15 January 1974 |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 3 November 1975 |
Launched | 23 July 1977 |
Acquired | 27 November 1978 |
Commissioned | 16 December 1978 |
Decommissioned | 15 December 2000 |
Stricken | 25 April 2006 |
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Motto | More Than Required |
Nickname(s) | The Moose |
Fate | Scrapped, 2006 |
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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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