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DDG-75
USS ''Donald Cook'' (DDG-75) is an '' Arleigh Burke-class'' ( Flight II) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy named for Medal of Honor recipient Donald Cook, a colonel in the United States Marine Corps. She is the 14th of the class to be built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Construction began on 9 July 1996, she was launched and christened on 3 May 1997, and on 4 December 1998, she was commissioned at Penn's Landing Pier in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On 16 February 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced ''Donald Cook'' was to be one of four ships to be homeported at Naval Station Rota, Spain. In January 2014, the Navy announced that the ship would arrive there in mid-February 2014. In Rota she forms part of Destroyer Squadron 60. Upgrade On 12 November 2009, the Missile Defense Agency announced that ''Donald Cook'' would be upgraded during fiscal 2012 to RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) capability to function as part of the Aegis Ballistic M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destroyer Squadron 60
Destroyer Squadron 60 (stylized DESRON 60 and Destroyer Squadron SIX ZERO) is a destroyer squadron of the United States Navy. Destroyer Squadron 60 is one of three U.S. Navy destroyer squadrons permanently based outside the continental United States. World War II During World War II, Destroyer Squadron 60 consisted two destroyer divisions, the 119th and 120th, under the overall command of Captain William L. Freseman. ;Destroyer Squadron 60, World War Two Destroyer Squadron 60 was part of the naval force assigned to Omaha Beach during the Operation Overlord, Normandy invasion of June 1944. On 6 June 1944, the ''Meredith'' struck a Naval mine, mine, and after being towed to the Bay of the Seine, sank on 9 June 1944. DESRON 60 subsequently was part of Task Force 129 which carried out the Bombardment of Cherbourg, shore bombardment of the French seaport Battle of Cherbourg, Cherbourg. During the Pacific War, Destroyer Squadron 60 initially participated in the Philippines campaign ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
