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'''USS ''Sampson'' (DDG-102)''' will be an [[Arleigh Burke class destroyer|''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. She was authorized in 2002 and will honor Admiral [[William T. Sampson]]. |
'''USS ''Sampson'' (DDG-102)''' will be an [[Arleigh Burke class destroyer|''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. She was authorized in 2002 and will honor Admiral [[William T. Sampson]]. |
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She is being built by [[Bath Iron Works]] in [[Bath, Maine]]. At her christening on 16 September 2006, the principal address was delivered by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, and the vessel was christened by Clara Parsons, great-granddaughter of Rear Admiral Sampson, as the ship's sponsor. Cmdr. Philip Roos, born in Leiderdorp, the Netherlands, will be the ship's first commanding officer. |
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She is scheduled to be built by [[Bath Iron Works]] in [[Bath, Maine]]. |
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[[Image:USS_SAMPSON_(DDG_102)_-_Final.jpg|200px|thumb|left|USS SAMPSON Coat of Arms]] |
[[Image:USS_SAMPSON_(DDG_102)_-_Final.jpg|200px|thumb|left|USS SAMPSON Coat of Arms]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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''Soundings'', 20 September 2006, Vol. 33, No. 38, pages 12-13 - www.soundingsnews.com. |
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| Career | 
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| Ordered: | 13 September 2002 |
| Laid down: | 20 March 2005 |
| Launched: | 16 September 2006 |
| Commissioned: | |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Status: | Building |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,200 tons |
| Length: | 509 ft 6 in (155.3 m) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20.1 m) |
| Draught: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Range: | |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 1 x 32 cell, 1 x 64 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems, 96 x RIM-67 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, missiles 1 x 5/62 in (127/62 mm), 2 x 25 mm, 4 x 12.7 mm guns 2 x Mk 46 triple torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft: | 2 x SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
| Motto: | Through Courage and Arms |
USS Sampson (DDG-102) will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was authorized in 2002 and will honor Admiral William T. Sampson.
She is being built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. At her christening on 16 September 2006, the principal address was delivered by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, and the vessel was christened by Clara Parsons, great-granddaughter of Rear Admiral Sampson, as the ship's sponsor. Cmdr. Philip Roos, born in Leiderdorp, the Netherlands, will be the ship's first commanding officer.
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See USS Sampson for other ships of this name.
External links
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
Soundings, 20 September 2006, Vol. 33, No. 38, pages 12-13 - www.soundingsnews.com.