According to Dvidshub website, the US Navy's USS Mustin successfully conducted live-fire drills. Currently, the warship is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
According to Dvidshub website, the US Navy's USS Mustin successfully conducted live-fire drills. Currently, the warship is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) steams during the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Cambodia 2014 exercise. (Picture source: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody Beam)
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 has devoted over a century of U.S. Naval service. This ship is the 39th destroyer of her class. USS 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.
In terms of specifications, the USS Mustin has a full load displacement of 9,200 tons and total length of 509 ft 6 in (155.30 m), a beam of 66 ft (20 m) and a draft of 31 ft (9.4 m). With a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph), the USS Mustin offers a range of 4,400 nm.
The USS Mustin’s main armaments comprise of 1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun, 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 Autocannons, 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns, 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes. It is also fitted with 96-cell Mk 41 VLS for RIM-66 Standard Missile 2, BGM-109 Tomahawk, RUM-139 VL-ASROC missiles.
Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Dustin Tipton, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), fires an M240B during a live-fire exercise. (Picture source: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Declan Barnes)
