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Truxtun successfully completed acceptance trials Oct. 3, and the ship got underway Sept. 30 from NGSB Pascagoula for a multi-day trial in the . All major systems and equipment, including the ship’s Aegis combat system, were tested by the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey. Truxtun is the 53rd Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer. The ship will conduct a variety of operations, from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection. The ship’s combat system centers around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-lD(V), multi-function phased array radar. The new destroyer honors Commodore Thomas Truxtun (1755-1822) who was selected as one of the Navy’s first six captains on 98.

Northrop Grumman Corporation Aegis guided missile destroyer Truxtun (DDG 103) moved one step closer to completion by successfully performing two days of builder's sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico last week. The ship, under construction at the company's Shipbuilding sector here, is the 25th ship in the DDG-51 class of destroyers being built by Northrop Grumman. Truxtun will now prepare for U.S. Navy acceptance trials later this month. This highly capable multi-mission ship can conduct a variety of operations…

In a traditional ceremony on Saturday, the U.S. Navy's 53rd Aegis guided missile destroyer, Truxtun (DDG 103), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, was christened before more than 1,000 guests. one of the first captains in the U.S. USS Constellation. bottles across the bow, formally naming DDG 103 Truxtun. name. coast of St. Pollux in 1942. dozens survived thanks to the small mining town of St. Newfoundland, Canada. The entire town helped to rescue the sailors. The current mayor of St. Ed Lewis and Lanier Phillips. military strategy. subsurface battles simultaneously. the 21st century. Cdr. Timothy R. will lead a crew of 276 officers and sailors. the 25th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer built by Northrop Grumman. navigational draft of 33 feet. ship to speeds in excess of 30 knots.