USS Momsen ( DDG - 92 ) The USS " Momsen " ( DDG - 92 ) is an " Arleigh Burke " - class destroyer in the United States Navy . The " Momsen " is the twenty - sixth destroyer of the Arleigh Burke class to be built by Bath Iron Works . She is named after Vice Admiral Charles B . " Swede " Momsen of Flushing , Queens , New York ( 1896 – 1967 ) . Vice Admiral Momsen made many contributions to the navy such as the invention of the Momsen Lung when he was assigned to the Bureau of Construction and Repair . Momsen was also involved in the first successful rescue of a crew of a sunken submarine , USS " Squalus " ( SS - 192 ) , and subsequently supervised the salvage of the boat . The USS " Momsen " ' s keel was laid on 16 November 2001 . She was launched on 19 July 2003 , sponsored by the Admiral ' s daughter , Evelyn Momsen Hailey . The " Momsen " was commissioned on 28 August 2004 , at Panama City , Florida , with Commander Edward Kenyon as her first captain . As of 2008 , the " Momsen " is serving in the Pacific Fleet , homeported in NAVSTA Everett , Washington , and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 9 . The construction of the " Momsen " and the USS " Chafee " ( DDG - 90 ) , from initial steelcutting to sea trials , was documented in the Discovery Channel television special " Destroyer : Forged in Steel " . The destroyers were not referenced by name , but their numbers were visible on their prows . Ship history . 2006 deployment . On 6 April 2006 , " Momsen " departed Naval Station Everett for her maiden deployment . During the six - month cruise , the ship conducted training and operations throughout Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific in the U . S . 7th Fleet area of responsibility . " Momsen " returned home from its highly successful maiden deployment on 22 September 2006 . 2008 deployment . " Momsen " departed for her second deployment on 14 March 2008 with Carrier Strike Group Nine . During her deployment , " Momsen " provided critical humanitarian assistance for two foreign vessels , a stranded cargo vessel with engine problems and a former hijacked merchant vessel requiring food , water and medical attention . She returned home on 13 October 2008 after a seven month underway period . In September 2009 " Momsen " was rumored to have run aground in Canadian Waters . However , no damage to the vessel was sustained and these rumors are unfounded . 2010 deployment . " Momsen " departed for her third deployment September 2010 with Carrier Strike Group Nine . On 2 February 2011 , the destroyer " Momsen " , with the guided - missile cruiser , responded to a distress call from the Panamanian - flag merchant vessel " Duqm " in the Gulf of Oman . Both ships disrupted a pirate attack on the " Duqm " , tracked the two pirate skiffs back to their mothership , and destroyed the two skiffs to prevent their use in future pirate attacks ( " pictured " ) . Commanding officer ' s relief . The ship ' s skipper , Commander Jay Wylie , was relieved of command on 27 April 2011 for " loss of confidence in his ability to command . " On 28 October 2011 , the former commander of " Momsen " , Jay Wylie , pleaded guilty to one count of rape , three counts of aggravated sexual assault and contact , and three counts of conduct unbecoming an officer , and was sentenced by court martial to 42 months imprisonment and loss of all navy benefits . 2013 deployment . During its 2013 deployment , " Momsen " initially joined Carrier Strike Group Eleven before undertaking independent operations with the U . S . Seventh Fleet . During this deployment , " Momsen " participated in such naval multilateral naval exercises as CARAT Indonesia 2013 in the Java Sea , Talisman Sabre 2013 in the Coral Sea , and SAREX in the Sea of Japan . " Momsen " operated with Carrier Strike Group Five during the Talisman Sabre and SAREX exercises . " Momsen " also paid port visits to Indonesia , Japan , Saipan , Australia . On 22 August 2013 , USS " Momsen " returned to Naval Station Everett , Washington , after a four - month underway period as part of the U . S . Seventh Fleet .