USS Mustin (DDG-89)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Mustin.
USS Mustin (DDG-89) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named in honor of the Mustin family who have devoted over a century to US Naval service. This ship is the 39th destroyer of her class. Mustin was the 18th ship of this class to be built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and construction began on 15 January 2001. She was launched on 12 December 2001 and was christened on 15 December 2001. On 26 July 2003, a twilight commissioning ceremony was held at the Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California.
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Name | Mustin |
Namesake | Mustin family |
Ordered | 6 March 1998 |
Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
Laid down | 15 January 2001 |
Launched | 12 December 2001 |
Commissioned | 26 July 2003 |
Homeport | San Diego |
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Motto | Toujours L'Audace; "Always Be Bold" |
Honours and awards | See Awards |
Status | in active service |
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Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
Displacement | 9,200 tons |
Length | 509 ft 6 in (155.30 m) |
Beam | 66 ft (20 m) |
Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
Speed | exceeds 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
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Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
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