October 9, 201213 yr From Defense Aerospace [excerpt] Navy Commissions USS Michael Murphy In Big Apple(Source: U.S Navy; issued October 6, 2012) NEW YORK --- USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), the Navy's newest guided-missile destroyer, was commissioned during a formal ceremony at pier 88 in Manhattan, Oct. 6. The newest destroyer honors Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, a New York native who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan, June 28, 2005. CV32: Flight III will start with John Finn (DDG 113).
October 9, 201213 yr An interesting table digesting the class by gun types in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia....#Ships_in_class
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