USS Farragut ( DDG - 99 ) USS " Farragut " ( DDG - 99 ) is an " Arleigh Burke " - class destroyer in the United States Navy . She is the fifth Navy ship named for Admiral David Farragut ( 1801 – 1870 ) , and the 49th ship of the " Arleigh Burke " class . The " Farragut " keel was laid down on 9 January 2004 at the Bath Iron Works in Bath , Maine . She was christened on 23 July 2005 , with Senator Susan Collins of Maine as her sponsor . " Farragut " was commissioned on 10 June 2006 . " Farragut " is also equipped with the Smart Ship data distribution and control system . " Farragut " departed Naval Station Mayport for her maiden deployment on 7 April 2008 in support of the Partnership of the Americas 2008 ( POA 08 ) . She returned home after six months on 5 October 2008 . " Farragut " departed Naval Station Mayport again in January 2010 for her second deployment , heading for the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility ( AOR ) . After a quick transit through the Mediterranean Sea , she made her way south through the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea en route Djibouti , Djibouti to embark and become the flagship for Combined Task Force 151 , the task force responsible for Counter - Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean . " See " Engagements " section below for engagements while acting as CTF 151 Flagship . " " Farragut " then enjoyed a port visit to Port Victoria , Seychelles . After turning over the duties of CTF 151 , " Farragut " enjoyed port visits to Salala , Oman and Manama , Bahrain , before rendezvousing with USS Dwight D . Eisenhower to assume shotgun duties for the aircraft carrier . Once complete with all tasking in CENTCOM , " Farragut " sailed back west through the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to enjoy port visits in Santander , Spain and Lisbon , Portugal , before returning home to Naval Station Mayport in August 2010 . " Farragut " enjoyed a " beer day " after spending approximately 60 days straight out to sea , and also crossed the equator , where many " polywogs " became " Shellbacks " . On 24 August 2012 , " Farragut " accidentally exposed the Norwegian Coast Guard ship KV Nordkapp to a dangerous level of Microwaves during the " Northern Eagle " exercise , causing material damage to the Coast Guard ship and sending several people aboard to hospital . Engagements . On 21 February 2010 , a SH - 60B Seahawk helicopter from " Farragut " disrupted two attempts by Somali pirates to attack the Tanzanian vessel MV " Barakaale 1 " . The helicopter then stopped the pirate skiff as it attempted to speed away , by firing warning shots across its bow . A Visit , Board , Search and Seizure ( VBSS ) team from " Farragut " boarded the vessel and the eight suspected pirates were taken aboard " Farragut " . For the majority of her 2010 deployment the CENTCOM AOR , " Farragut " served as flagship of Combined Task Force 151 ( CTF - 151 ) , on an anti - piracy mission . On 1 April 2010 , three suspected pirate boats fired on a Sierra Leone flagged tanker , MV " Evita " , north - west of the Seychelles . The " Evita " was fired on , but managed to escape , in part by crew firing flares at their attackers . They reported the attack to CTF - 151 , and " Farragut " responded . After boarding the pirate skiffs , and moving the pirates to the smaller , less capable skiffs , " Farragut " destroyed the pirate " mother " skiff . On 29 January 2013 Yemeni authorities working alongside the Farragut intercepted a ship in the Arabian sea carrying an illegal - arms cache . The cache included surface - to - air missiles , C - 4 explosives , rocket propelled grenades and other weapons .