USS Fitzgerald - wikipedia USS Fitzgerald USS Fitzgerald ( DDG - 62 ) underway in 2012 History United States Name : Fitzgerald Namesake : William Charles Fitzgerald Ordered : 22 February 1990 Builder : Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine Laid down : 9 February 1993 Launched : 29 January 1994 Sponsored by : Betty Ann Fitzgerald Christened : 29 January 1994 Commissioned : 14 October 1995 Identification : Hull symbol : DDG - 62 Code letters : NFTZ Motto : `` Protect Your People '' Nickname ( s ) : `` Fighting Fitz '', `` Fightin ' Fitz '' Status : Undergoing repairs after a 2017 accident. Badge : General characteristics Class and type : Arleigh Burke - class destroyer Displacement : Light : approx. 6,800 long tons ( 6,900 t ) Full : approx. 8,900 long tons ( 9,000 t ) Length : 505 ft ( 154 m ) Beam : 66 ft ( 20 m ) Draft : 31 ft ( 9.4 m ) Propulsion : 4 General Electric LM2500 - 30 gas turbines, two shafts, 100,000 total shaft horsepower ( 75 MW ) Speed : > 30 knots ( 56 km / h ) Range : 4,400 nautical miles at 20 knots ( 8,100 km at 37 km / h ) Complement : 33 commissioned officers 38 chief petty officers 210 enlisted personnel Sensors and processing systems : AN / SPY - 1 D 3D radar AN / SPS - 67 ( V ) 2 surface - search radar AN / SPS - 73 ( V ) 12 surface - search radar AN / SPG - 62 fire - control radar AN / SQS - 53C sonar array AN / SQR - 19 tactical towed array sonar AN / SQQ - 28 LAMPS III shipboard system Electronic warfare & decoys : AN / SLQ - 32 ( V ) 2 Electronic Warfare System AN / SLQ - 25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures MK 36 MOD 12 Decoy Launching System AN / SLQ - 39 CHAFF Buoys Armament : 1 × 29 cell, 1 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launching systems with 90 × RIM - 156 SM - 2, BGM - 109 Tomahawk or RUM - 139 VL - ASROC missiles 2 x Mk 141 Harpoon Missile Launcher SSM 1 × Mark 45 5 / 54 in ( 127 / 54 mm ) 2 × 25 mm chain gun 4 ×. 50 caliber ( 12.7 mm ) guns 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes Aircraft carried : 2 Sikorsky MH - 60R helicopters can be embarked USS Fitzgerald ( DDG - 62 ), named for United States Navy officer Lieutenant William Charles Fitzgerald, is an Arleigh Burke - class destroyer in the US Navy. In the early morning hours of 17 June 2017, the ship was involved in a collision with the container ship MV ACX Crystal, seriously damaging the destroyer. Seven of Fitzgerald 's crew were killed. Several others were injured, including the commanding officer, Commander Bryce Benson. Contents 1 Construction 2 Operational history 3 2017 collision 4 Commanding officers 5 Awards 6 References 6.1 Notes 6.2 Sources 7 Further reading 8 External links Construction The keel was laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, 9 February 1993 ; launched 29 January 1994 ; sponsored by Mrs. Betty A. Fitzgerald, widow of the late Lt. Fitzgerald ; and commissioned 14 October 1995, in Newport, Rhode Island, Commander Gary M. Holst in command. She was then homeported in Naval Base San Diego, California. Operational History USS Fitzgerald pulls into port at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in March 2003 In early April 2004, it was announced that Fitzgerald would be one of fifteen destroyers and three cruisers that would be deployed to counter ballistic missile threats worldwide. She arrived in Yokosuka, Japan on 30 September 2004, to join the U.S. 7th Fleet after participating in a personnel exchange known as `` Super Swap ''. One - hundred forty sailors from the destroyer O'Brien transferred to Fitzgerald and 95 of Fitzgerald 's sailors joined the decommissioning unit for O'Brien. She is now home - ported at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan, and is part of Destroyer Squadron 15. In March 2011, in company with the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, Fitzgerald was deployed off northeastern Honshu, Japan, to assist with relief efforts after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. On 16 November 2011, while docked in Manila, Philippines, Fitzgerald acted as the site where US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario signed the Manila Declaration calling for multilateral talks to resolve maritime disputes and to mark the 60th anniversary of the American -- Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty. On 1 June 2017, Fitzgerald, operating out of Yokosuka Naval Base, was noted for participating in routine exercises with Japan that were described in the media as a show of force to North Korea. She sailed with the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, the cruiser Shiloh, and the destroyers Barry, McCampbell, and Mustin, joined by the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, cruiser Lake Champlain, and destroyers Wayne E. Meyer and Michael Murphy, and Japanese ships Hyūga and Ashigara. 2017 collision Main article : USS Fitzgerald and MV ACX Crystal collision Damaged Fitzgerald after the collision About 1 : 30 a.m. on 17 June 2017, Fitzgerald collided with ACX Crystal, a Philippine - flagged container ship measured at 29,060 gross tons and almost 40,000 tons deadweight. Most of Fitzgerald 's crew of about 300 were asleep at the time. The collision occurred about 56 nautical miles ( 104 kilometres ; 64 miles ) southwest of her homeport of Yokosuka, Japan. The starboard side of Fitzgerald was seriously damaged. The container ship 's bulbous bow penetrated the destroyer 's hull below the waterline, flooding a machinery space, the radio room, and two crew berthing spaces. The captain 's cabin was crushed. Seven crewmen were reported missing after the collision, but their bodies were found the next day after rescue workers gained access to flooded compartments. The injured include the ship 's commanding officer and two sailors. Within a day of the collision, investigations were begun by the United States Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Japanese Coast Guard, Japan Transport Safety Board, and the insurers of the Crystal. The U.S. Navy 's Manual of the Judge Advocate General ( JAGMAN ) investigation concerns the crew 's operations, and is led by Rear Adm. Brian Fort, a former commander of USS Gonzalez, who now commands Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific. The U.S. and Japanese coast guards are investigating the cause of the accident. According to early damage estimates, repairs for the damage to Fitzgerald are expected to surpass the $250 million cost for repairs to the USS Cole ( DDG - 67 ) inflicted in the 2000 bombing by at least double, and it should take under a year. Repairs on the ship may overlap with planned service life extension and electronics upgrades, increasing the cost further. Fitzgerald is to be transported on a heavy lift ship from Japan to the United States in September 2017. On 17 August 2017, the two senior officers and the senior enlisted sailor in charge of the naval vessel were relieved of their duties. In late August 2017, it was reported that the destroyer will be transported by the Dockwise heavy - lift ship MV Transshelf to Huntington Ingalls Industries ' shipyard in Pascagoula. The operation is to be completed by November 2017. Commanding officers # Name Start of tenure End of tenure 16 CDR John Fay 11 July 2017 Assumed temporary command while CDR Benson recuperates from injuries he sustained in the collision 16 CDR Sean Babbitt 17 June 2017 11 July 2017 ( CDR Babbitt assumed temporary command following the incapacitation of CDR Benson ) 15 CDR Bryce Benson 13 May 2017 17 June 2017 14 CDR Robert Shu 15 December 2015 13 May 2017 13 CDR Christopher S. 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Dusek 000000002007 - 05 - 04 - 0000 4 May 2007 000000002008 - 10 - 31 - 0000 31 October 2008 7 CDR David Wayne Hughes 000000002005 - 09 - 07 - 0000 7 September 2005 000000002007 - 05 - 04 - 0000 4 May 2007 6 CDR Bradley Joseph Smith 000000002003 - 10 - 24 - 0000 24 October 2003 000000002005 - 09 - 07 - 0000 7 September 2005 5 CDR John Phillip Neagley 000000002001 - 12 - 12 - 0000 12 December 2001 000000002003 - 10 - 24 - 0000 24 October 2003 CDR Alfred Collins 000000002000 - 04 - 19 - 0000 19 April 2000 000000002001 - 12 - 12 - 0000 12 December 2001 CDR James Stephen Grant 000000001998 - 10 - 23 - 0000 23 October 1998 000000002000 - 04 - 19 - 0000 19 April 2000 CDR Charles Walt Martoglio 000000001997 - 04 - 30 - 0000 30 April 1997 000000001998 - 10 - 23 - 0000 23 October 1998 CDR Gary Michael Holst 000000001995 - 10 - 14 - 0000 14 October 1995 000000001997 - 04 - 30 - 0000 30 April 1997 Awards USS Fitzgerald earned the 2012 Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award. Fitzgerald has been awarded the Navy Battle `` E '' twice ; 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2007. References Notes Jump up ^ Evans, Mark L. ( 8 July 2015 ). `` Fitzgerald ( DDG - 62 ) ''. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 18 June 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Jump up ^ Rabiroff, John ( 17 March 2011 ). `` U.S. military delivers 40 tons of supplies to hardest - hit areas ''. Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 4 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan ''. Seawaves. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Jump up ^ Stewart, Joshua ( 14 March 2011 ). `` Navy ships off Japan move to avoid radiation ''. Military Times. Retrieved 4 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` Clinton uses warship to push Philippines alliance ''. ABS - CBN News Interactive. Agence France - Presse. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` US, Philippines boost alliance amid row with China ''. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Associated Press. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2015. ^ Jump up to : Shane, Scott ( 18 June 2017 ). `` Sleeping Sailors on U.S.S. Fitzgerald Awoke to a Calamity at Sea ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2017. Jump up ^ Larter, David B. ( June 18, 2017 ). `` Fitzgerald crew 's ' heroic efforts ' saved their ship from sinking, admiral says ''. Navy Times. Retrieved July 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Missing sailors ' bodies found in damaged USS Fitzgerald ''. So Jazeera. 18 June 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Seven sailors missing in ship collision found dead ''. The Hill. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017. Jump up ^ Gale, Alastair ; Lubold, Gordon ( 18 June 2017 ). `` Deadly Collision Crushed Captain 's Cabin of USS Fitzgerald ''. The Wall Street Journal. Jump up ^ `` US Navy Identifies Seven Deceased Fitzgerald Sailors ''. U.S. Navy. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017. ^ Jump up to : Simpkins, Jon ; Larter, David ( 16 June 2017 ). `` 7 US sailors missing after USS Fitzgerald 's catastrophic collision ''. Navy Times. Retrieved 17 June 2017. Jump up ^ Shane, Scott ( 23 June 2017 ). `` Maritime Mystery : Why a U.S. Destroyer Failed to Dodge a Cargo Ship ''. New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rear Admiral Brian P. Fort : Commander, Navy Region Hawaii / Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific ''. U.S. Navy. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017. Jump up ^ Cole, William ( 23 June 2017 ). `` Incoming Hawaii Navy commander to investigate fatal collision off Japan ''. Honolulu Star - Advertiser. Retrieved 14 July 2017. Jump up ^ Rich, Motoko ( 19 June 2017 ). `` As Sailors ' Bodies Are Flown to U.S., Fitzgerald Inquiries Intensify ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2017. Jump up ^ Repair for USS Fitzgerald After Collision Will Cost More Than Fix to USS Cole After Terror Attack - News.USNI.org, 27 July 2017 Jump up ^ `` Navy to Transport USS Fitzgerald by Heavy Lift Ship ''. Maritime Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2017. Jump up ^ U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs ( 17 August 2017 ). `` 7th Fleet Announces USS Fitzgerald Accountability Determinations ''. U.S. Navy. Retrieved 21 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Huntington Ingalls Industries Selected to Repair Guided Missile Destroyer USS Fitzgerald ( DDG 62 ) ''. Huntington Ingalls Industries. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Jump up ^ Burgess, Richard R. ( 25 August 2017 ). `` Navy Taps Patriot Shipping to Transport USS Fitzgerald to Pascagoula ''. Seapower. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Dockwise Heavy Lift Ship Will Transport USS Fitzgerald ''. The Maritime Executive. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017. Jump up ^ LaGrone, Sam ( 11 July 2017 ). `` USS Fitzgerald Commander Temporarily Relieved ; Destroyer Enters Dry Dock ''. USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 13 July 2017. Jump up ^ Uhden, Eric ( 25 May 2017 ). `` USS Fitzgerald Holds Change of Command Ceremony ''. www.public.navy.mil. Retrieved 17 June 2017. ^ Jump up to : Willshaw, Fred ( 2017 ). `` USS Fitzgerald ( DDG - 62 ) ''. navsource.org. Retrieved 17 June 2017. ^ Jump up to : Dortch, Debbie ( 5 February 2012 ). `` SECNAV Names 2012 Outstanding Food Service Ney Award Winners ''. U.S. Navy. Retrieved 4 October 2015. Sources This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. Further reading Davies, Alex ( 16 June 2017 ). `` A Navy Destroyer Collided With a Container Ship -- Here 's What Likely Happened ''. Wired. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Fitzgerald ( DDG - 62 ). Official website Naval Vessel Register entry for USS Fitzgerald navsource.org : USS Fitzgerald USS Fitzgerald ( DDG - 62 ) on Facebook Arleigh Burke - class destroyers Flight I ships Arleigh Burke Barry John Paul Jones Curtis Wilbur Stout John S. McCain Mitscher Laboon Russell Paul Hamilton Ramage Fitzgerald Stethem Carney Benfold Gonzalez Cole The Sullivans Milius Hopper Ross Flight II ships Mahan Decatur McFaul Donald Cook Higgins O'Kane Porter Flight IIA ships 5 `` / 54 variant Oscar Austin Roosevelt 5 `` / 62 variant Winston S. Churchill Lassen Howard Bulkeley McCampbell Shoup Mason Preble Mustin Chafee Pinckney Momsen Chung - Hoon Nitze James E. Williams Bainbridge Halsey Forrest Sherman Farragut Kidd Gridley Sampson Truxtun Sterett Dewey Stockdale Gravely Wayne E. Meyer Jason Dunham William P. Lawrence Spruance Michael Murphy John Finn Ralph Johnson Rafael Peralta Thomas Hudner Paul Ignatius Daniel Inouye Delbert D. Black Carl M. Levin Frank E. Petersen Jr. John Basilone Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee Flight III ships Harvey C. Barnum Jr. Jack H. Lucas Louis H. Wilson Jr. Related classes : Kongō Atago Sejong the Great Preceded by : Kidd class Followed by : Zumwalt class List of destroyers of the United States Navy Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2017 Shipwrecks 14 Jan : Patna boat accident 28 Jan : Mengalum Island boat accident 4 Mar : Hero 1 Apr : Stellar Daisy 27 Apr : Liman 11 Aug : UC3 Nautilus Other incidents 31 Jan : USS Antietam 12 Jun : USS Texas 16 Jun : Damia Desgagnés 17 Jun : ACX Crystal & USS Fitzgerald ( collision ) 21 Jun : Flevoborg 5 Aug : Empire Sandy 21 Aug : Alnic MC & USS John S. 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Question: where is the uss fitzgerald stationed out of
Answer: Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan