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U.S.S. GONZALEZ
(DDG-66)BEYOND THE CALL
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USS GONZALEZ (DDG-66) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer
In Commission 1996 to PresentDDG-66 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DDG-66 Shellback Initiation | Add a DDG-66 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1994 | - | Keel Date: 3 FEB 1994 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| FEB | 1995 | - | Launch Date: 18 FEB 1995 | ||
| JAN | 1996 | - | JAN | 1999 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| OCT | 1996 | - | Commissioned: 12 OCT 1996 | ||
| DEC | 1998 | - | MAY | 1999 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| MAY | 2001 | - | OCT | 2001 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 2006 | - | AUG | 2006 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAR | 2006 | - | MAR | 2006 | Antipiracy Battel Action 18MAR2006 |
| MAR | 2006 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 MAR 2006 - Indian Ocean | ||
| NOV | 2015 | - | JUL | 2016 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
DDG-66 General Specifications
Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Named for: Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez
Complement: 33 Officers and 258 Enlisted
Length: 505 feet
Beam: 66 feet
Draft: 31 feet
Range: 4 400 nautical miles