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DDG-90 USS CHAFEE

CLASS - BURKE Flight IIa As Built.
Displacement 8373 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 509' 5" (oa) x 66' 11" x 20' (Max)
Armament 1 x 5"/62 RF, Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM), 90 VLS Cells,
2 SH-60B helicopters, 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
Keel laid Apr 12 2001.
Christened Nov 11 2002 at Bath, ME.
Commissioned Oct 18 2003, at Newport, RI
Active unit of the U.S. Navy.
Homeported at Pearl Harbor, HI.

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Chafee 30kSenator John Hubbard Chafee (1922-1999).Steven A. Cardali
Chafee 151kDDG 92's Engine Room Module. A look at the extensive pre-outfitting and modular construction design being used.USN
Chafee 82kSections of the bow are staged and ready to be lifted.USN
Chafee 100kA view inside the forward module. Some of the pre-outfitting is evident inside the modules already put in place.USN
Chafee 75kDDG 90 Gets her bow! The bow sections were put in place on 18 October, 2001.USN
Chafee 62kThe Christening ceremony phamphlet.Chester O. Morris
Chafee 73kDDG 90 continues to take shape (20 December, 2001). Chafee with her mast and stern in place.USN
Chafee 79kDDG 90's new look for 2002. Looking more and more like an Arleigh Burke Class destroyer!USN
Chafee 72kChafee is the fortieth destroyer of the Arleigh Burke class and the twenty-second to be built by Bath Iron Works. She is named after Senator John Hubbard Chafee, R.I., (1922-1999), who distinguished himself as a U.S. senator, Secretary of the Navy, Rhode Island governor, and war hero -- a Marine veteran of Guadalcanal with service as both an enlisted man and commissioned officer. Photo and information is from the U.S. Government World Wide Web site for official information about PCU CHAFEE.USN
Chafee 59kThe Chafee (DDG-90) and Momsen (DDG-92) as construction continues at Bath Iron Works on June 6, 2002.USN
Chafee 89kUndated, location unknown.Bill Gonyo
Chafee 103kUndated, location unknown. The guided missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG-90) fires a five-inch round from a Mk-45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise. U.S. Navy Photograph by IS1 Joshua Busey.Bill Gonyo
Chafee 59kChafee enters Pearl Harbor after commissioning on December 19 2003.Steven A. Cardali
Chafee 48kChafee enters Pearl Harbor with Diamond Head in the background December 19 2003.Steven A. Cardali
Chafee 68kDecember 19 2003, sailors aboard USS Chafee (DDG 90) "man the rails" as they pull into their new homeport, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.Steven A. Cardali
Chafee 139k031219-N-3228G-007. Pearl Harbor, HI, December 19 2003, sailors eagerly go ashore aboard the newly-commissioned guided missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) shortly after she arrived in her new homeport. USS Chafee is the 40th Arleigh Burke class destroyer and was commissioned Oct. 18, 2003, in Newport, Rhode Island. Commanded by Cmdr. John Ailes, Chafee was named after Senator John Chafee, who served in the Marine Corps during World War II and as the Secretary of the Navy from 1969-1972. U. S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class William R. Goodwin.Bill Gonyo
Chafee 134k050314-N-0413R-003, Pacific Ocean March 14 2005, the guided missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG-90) underway off the coast of southern California. Chafee is currently conducting a Joint Task Force Training Exercise (JTFEX) with Carrier Strike Group Eleven (CSG-11). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Shannon E. Renfroe.Bill Gonyo
Chafee 119k050520-N-3207B-004. Pearl Harbor, HI, May 20 2005, sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) man the rails as she departs on a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. Chafee is deploying as part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jennifer L. Bailey.Bill Gonyo
Chafee 109kU.S. Navy Sailors man the rails aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) as she returns to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from a six-month deployment as part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in support of the war on terror November 9 2005. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class Ryan C. McGinley, 051109-N-3019M-006.Bill Gonyo
Chafee 83kA series of ten photos of the Chafee alongside the USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during an underway replenishment April 18 2006.Shawn Ward
Chafee 81kAs above.Shawn Ward
Chafee 64kAs above.Shawn Ward
Chafee 74kAs above.Shawn Ward
Chafee 88kAs above.Shawn Ward
Chafee 77kAs above.Shawn Ward
Chafee 130kAs above.Shawn Ward
Chafee 80kAs above.Shawn Ward
Chafee 138kAs above.Shawn Ward
Chafee 54kAs above.Shawn Ward
Chafee 108k070419-N-6326B-074. Pacific Ocean, April 19 2007, guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90), transits alongside nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a routine replenishment at sea (RAS). Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is supporting operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jake Berenguer.Bill Gonyo
Chafee 67kPacific Ocean, August 14 2007, Nimitz (CVN-68), Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and John C. Stennis (CVN-74) Carrier Strike Groups transit in formation during a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) during Valiant Shield 2007, the largest joint exercise in the Pacific this year. Held in the Guam operating area, Valiant Shield 2007 included 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The aerial formation, led by an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, consists of aircraft from the carrier strike groups as well as Air Force aircraft. Ships are, left to right: guided missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG-90); nuclear-propelled aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), followed by the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) and the guided missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) and USS Pinckney (DDG-91); nuclear-propelled attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN-767); aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), followed by the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG-63) and guided missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG-89); nuclear-propelled attack submarine USS Key West (SSN-722); nuclear-propelled aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), followed by the guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG-54) and the guided missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG-88) and USS O'Kane (DDG-77); the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer on the extreme right has not been positively identified, but is possibly USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60).Fabio Peña
Chafee 84k070922-N-0879R-006. Pearl Harbor, HI, September 22 2007, guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) pulls into port after a deployment with Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. Chafee departed on April 9 and joined the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group to conduct operations in support of the global war on terrorism.U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Rush.Bill Gonyo
Chafee 104kPearl Harbor, HI, January 30 2008, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) departs Naval Station Pearl Harbor to join the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Group for operations in the western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron, ID# 080130-N-9758L-225.Robert M. Cieri
Chafee 176kEast China Sea, March 16 2008, the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) steams into position during an Expeditionary Strike Force (ESF) exercise. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) recently participated in an ESF with the Essex (LHD 2) Expeditionary Strike Group. The ESF exercise was designed to test the ability of the Strike Groups to plan and conduct multi-task force operations across a broad spectrum of naval disciplines and to refresh skills in completing complex missions that require capabilities that are broader in scope than the individual Strike Groups can provide alone. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong, ID# 080316-N-5484G-060.Robert M. Cieri
Chafee 36kShips patch.Mike Smolinski

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Destroyer History Foundation
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