According to information published by the US MoD on March 20, 2023, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) arrived in Sal Island, Cabo Verde for a scheduled port visit.
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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Bulkeley. (Picture source: US DoD)
The visit, held in support of the African Maritime Forces Summit, will include ship tours for more than 80 delegates from 38 nations. The maritime leaders will also observe shipboard firefighting demonstrations, joint U.S. Coast Guard and Cabo Verdean boarding drills, and simulated bomb-disposal robotics conducted by U.S. Marines.
AMFS participating nations include Angola, Benin, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Italy, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Portugal, Republic of Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Bulkeley, homeported in Rota, Spain, is assigned as a U.S. Navy Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) destroyer. FDNF-E ships have the flexibility to operate throughout the waters of Europe and Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to the Arctic Circle, demonstrating their mastery of the maritime domain.
USS Bulkeley
The destroyer has a displacement of 9,200 tons and a length of 509 ft 6 in (155.30 m), a beam of 59 ft (18 m), and a draft of 31 ft (9.4 m). Its propulsion system consists of 2 shafts that can reach speeds in excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) and has a range of 4,400 nautical miles at 20 knots (8,100 km at 37 km/h). The ship has a complement of 33 commissioned officers, 38 chief petty officers, and 210 enlisted personnel.
In terms of armament, the destroyer is equipped with a 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun), 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 Machine Gun System, and 4 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) guns.
