USS Preble (DDG-88)

USS Preble (DDG-88)
Land	Usa
Klasse en type	Arleigh Burke-klasse torpedobootjager
Gelanceerd	1 juni 2001
Thuishaven	Gezamenlijke basis Pearl Harbor Hickam

USS Preble (DDG-88) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the sixth U.S. Navy ship named in honor of Commodore Edward Preble, who served in the American Revolutionary War and was one of the early leaders of the Navy. USS Preble is the 38th destroyer of her class. She was the 17th ship of this class to be built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and construction began on 22 June 2000. She was launched on 1 June 2001 and was christened on 9 June 2001. On 9 November 2002, she was commissioned during a ceremony at the Commonwealth Pier/World Trade Center in Boston, Massachusetts. At her commissioning ceremony USS Preble was docked bow to bow with USS Constitution, the command of her namesake. The ceremony included a symbolic welcoming aboard of the spirit of Commodore Preble signaled by the ringing of chimes. Among the speakers at the commissioning were U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch, then Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Vernon E. Clark USN (Ret.) and journalist and sailor Walter Cronkite.

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General Characteristics and Role

The USS Preble (DDG-88) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) guided-missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the sixth ship named in honor of Commodore Edward Preble, a commander during the First Barbary War. As a Flight IIA destroyer, she is equipped with the advanced Aegis Combat System and features hangars for two helicopters, a capability missing from earlier flights. The ship is a multi-mission surface combatant, designed for anti-air, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare, often operating as a key component of a Carrier Strike Group.

Property	Typical Value (DDG-88 Flight IIA)
Class / Type	Arleigh Burke-class Guided-Missile Destroyer (DDG)
National Origin	Verenigde Staten
Bouwer	Ingalls Scheepsbouw
In opdracht	9 November 2002
Crew (Complement)	Approx. 30 Officers, 270 Enlisted (300 total)
Length Overall	155.3 m (509 ft 6 in)
Beam	20.4 m (67 ft)
Draft	9.4 m (31 ft)
Displacement	Approx. 9,200 tons (Full Load)

Powerplant and Performance

Propulsion: 4 x General Electric LM2500 gas turbine engines; 2 shafts.
Total Output: 100,000 shaft horsepower (shp).
Maximum Speed: In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h).
Range: 4,400 nautical miles (8,100 km) at 20 knots.
Aegis System: Uses the AN/SPY-1D Phased-Array Radar for integrated air and missile defense.

Armament and Advanced Systems

Missile Launchers: 96-cell Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) (32 cells forward, 64 cells aft).
VLS Munitions: Capable of carrying:
- Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs): SM-2, SM-3, and SM-6.
- Land Attack Cruise Missiles (LACM): BGM-109 Tomahawk.
- Anti-Submarine Rockets (ASROC): RUM-139 VLA.
Guns:
- 1 x 5-inch (127 mm)/62-cal Mk 45 Mod 4 lightweight gun.
- 1 x 20 mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS).
- 2 x 25 mm Mk 38 Mod 2 Machine Gun Systems.
Torpedoes: 2 x Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes for Mk 46/Mk 50/Mk 54 torpedoes.
Aircraft: Flight IIA configuration allows for 2 x MH-60R Seahawk (LAMPS III) helicopters to be fully housed and maintained.
Directed Energy Weapon: The Preble was the first destroyer worldwide to integrate the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system.