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DDG-55 USS STOUT

CLASS - BURKE Flight I As Built.
Displacement 8373 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 504' 7" (oa) x 66' 11" x 20' (Max)
Armament 1 x 5"/54 RF, 2 Phalanx 20mm Guns, 90 VLS Cells,
8 Harpoon Missiles, 6 x 12.75" TT.
Machinery, 100,000 SHP; 4 GE LM-2500 Gas Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 30+ Knots, Range 4400 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 370.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Litton - Ingalls, Pascagoula Miss. on September 13 1991.
Launched October 16 1992 and commissioned August 13 1994.
Active unit of the US. Navy.
Homeported at Norfolk Virginia

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Stout 102kThe ship's namesake RADM Herald Franklin Stout, USN.Robert M. Cieri
Stout 56kUndated, location unknown.-
Stout 114kUndated, location unknown. USS Stout (DDG-55) fires her forward mounted Mk-45/5" 54 cal. lightweight gun during a training exercise. Photo from DefenceTalk.Bill Gonyo
Stout 51kThe Christening Program.Robert M. Cieri
Stout 76kThe Commissioning Program.Robert M. Cieri
Stout 99kCommissioning print of Rear Admiral Herald Franklin Stout (15 June 1903 - 23 March 1987).Frank M. EGGER / Lienz - Tyrol/Austria
Stout 92kUSS Stout (DDG-55) and USS Merrimack (AO-179) during an UNREP viewed from CVN-73 George Washington in the Atlantic, Novermber 1995.Wendell R McLaughlin Jr
Stout 93kThe U.S. Navy`s nuclear powered aircraft carrier; the Nimitz Class, USS George Washington (CVN 73 ) (right), as it refuels the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Stout ( DDG 55) while transiting the Atlantic Ocean on January 30, 1996. This marked the first time the Stout came alongside an aircraft carrier for underway replenishment.Fred Weiss
Stout 135kDD-SD-99-03484, 960203-N-2302H-001. On board the Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Stout (DDG-55) located in the Adriatic Sea, crewmembers handle lines during underway replenishment operations with the Navy oiler, USS Merrimac (AO-179). Both the USS Stout and USS Merrimac are part of the USS George Washington Battle Group which is patrolling the waters of the Adriatic Sea in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. Photo by PHAN Joe Hendricks, Febryary 3 1996.Bill Gonyo
Stout 77kHalifax, NS June 27 1997.Marc Piché
Stout 58kNorfolk July 24 1998.Marc Piché
Stout 32kNorfolk July 24 1998.Marc Piché
Stout 72kPortsmouth, VA July 24 1998.Marc Piché
Stout 61k960203-N-2302H-003, aboard USS Stout, February 3 1999, linehandlers traverse the deck of the U.S.Navy’s Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) while taking up slack during an underway replenishment with the Cimarron Class Oiler USS Merrimack (AO(J)179) while transiting eastward in the Atlantic Ocean. USS Stout, commanded by CDR David Thorson, is part of the George Washington Battle Group. Members of the battle group departed their homeports in late January for a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean. Official U.S. Navy photo by Airman Joe Hendricks.Tony Cowart
Stout 24kBarcelona, Spain April 23 1999.Marc Piché
Stout 78kBarcelona, Spain May 1 1999.Marc Piché
Stout 90kBarcelona, Spain May 1 1999.Marc Piché
Stout 78kBarcelona, Spain May 1 1999.Marc Piché
Stout 52kPortsmouth, England April 19 2000.Marc Piché
Stout 27kUSS Stout (DDG-55) and USS McFaul (DDG-74) in Roosvelt Roads, March 2001.Jörg Bihlmayr
Stout 124kFt. Lauderdale, Fla., April 30 2002, the destroyers USS McFaul (DDG 74) and USS Stout DDG 55), foreground, are pier side at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. In the background are the destroyers USS Deyo (DD 989), USS Porter (DDG 78), and the cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56). The five ships and the carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), all based in Norfolk, Va., are in Ft. Lauderdale for the 2002 Fleet Week/Air and Sea Show. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Ed Buclatin. [020430-N-6092B-003] Apr. 30, 2002.Fred Weiss
Stout 94kThe USS Stout (DDG 55) and the USS McFaul (DDG 74) are shored together at Port Everglades, Fla., April 30 2002. The two missile guided destroyers are home stationed in Norfolk, Va. Photo by Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Pratt.Bill Gonyo
Stout 73kSeries of four photos taken in Trieste, Italy, 21 November 2003, as part of NATO’s Standing Naval Forces Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED).Frank M. EGGER / Lienz - Tyrol/Austria
Stout 71kAs above.Frank M. EGGER / Lienz - Tyrol/Austria
Stout 37kAs above.Frank M. EGGER / Lienz - Tyrol/Austria
Stout 63kAs above.Frank M. EGGER / Lienz - Tyrol/Austria
Stout 102kTwo views of the Stout alongside the HMS Portsmouth taken during a crew exchange portion of the 2003 deployment.Jason Wells
Stout 119kAs above.Jason Wells
Stout 63k050425-N-8154G-100, Fort Lauderdale, Fl, April 25 2005, the guided missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) and her crew arrives at Port Everglades to kick-off "Fleet Week" 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Jeremy L. Grisham.Tony Cowart
Stout 90k050309-N-8154G-068, Atlantic Ocean, March 9 2005, the guided missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Stout is assigned to the USS Bataan (LHD 5) Expeditionary Strike Group and conducting training exercises prior to an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jeremy L. Grisham.Tony Cowart
Stout 97kJune 2005 at Cape Canaveral.Jason Wells
Stout 123kGuided missile destroyers USS Paul Nitze (DDG-94) and USS Stout (DDG-55) moored pierside on the Elizabeth River, Norfolk, Virginia. Photo taken in 2006 by DeeAnne.Bill Gonyo
Stout 56k060429-N-1045B-006, Caribbean Sea, April 29 2006, Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) prepares to join Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) for a joint anti-submarine warfare exercise and British Royal Navy Trafalgar-class submarine HMS Trafalger (S107). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Michael D. Blackwell II.Tony Cowart
Stout 40k060429-N-8403A-010, Caribbean Sea, April 29 2006, guided missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) pulls alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in preparation for a strike group photo exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Jennifer Apsey.Tony Cowart
Stout 30k060524-N-5055G-012, Norfolk, VA, May 24 2006, a crew member aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) throws out a mooring line during arrival operations at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Joshua Glassburn.Tony Cowart
Stout 34k060523-N-1331S-043, Norfolk, VA, May 24 2006, the guided-missle destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55), an element of the George Washington Carrire Strike Group (GWCSG), returns home to Naval Station Norfolk after completing a three-month deployment. U.S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jason Smith.Tony Cowart
Stout 45kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
Stout 12kShip's patch.Steven A. Cardali

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