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USS MOMSEN (DDG-92)

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), 96 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 Nov 16 2001, by Bath Iron Works.
Christened Bath, ME August 9 2003.
Commissioned August 28 2004 at Panama City, FL.
Active unit of the U.S. Navy.
Homeported at Everett, WA

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Momsen 4kThe ship's namesake, Vice Admiral Charles B. Momsen.Steven A. Cardali
Momsen 117kPCU Momsen DDG-92 (in the water), PCU Bainbridge DDG-96 (closest to Momsen) and PCU Nitze DDG-94 (on the right) at Bath Iron Works.Rexford Dundon
Momsen 59kThe Chafee (DDG-90) and Momsen (DDG-92) as construction continues at Bath Iron Works on June 6, 2002.USN
Momsen 62kA portion of the Momsen at Bath Iron Works in June 2002 ready for assembly.Rexford Dundon
Momsen 74kThe mast raising.Rexford Dundon
Momsen 61kMoving on the BIW Land Level Transfer Facility into drydock.Rexford Dundon
Chafee 63kUSS Chaffee (DDG-90) (foreground) and USS Momsen (DDG-92) under construction at Bath Iron Works.Robert Hurst
Momsen 107kBIW sign anouncing the Christening ceremony.Rexford Dundon
Momsen 103kThe Christening ceremony.Chester O. Morris
Momsen 93kThe Christening ceremony, August 9 2003.Rexford Dundon
Momsen 70kThe Christening ceremony phamphlet.Chester O. Morris
Momsen 120kUSS Momsen DDG-92, Returning from Charlie trials as she enters the Kennebeck River heading up river to Bath Iron Works. Taken on March 24, 2003 at Fort Popham, Maine.Steven A. Cardali
Momsen 64kNewspaper photo of the Momsen on Bravo trials in March 2004.Chester O. Morris
Momsen 90k2004 Open House photo of the AN/WLD-1(V)1 Mine Reconnaissance System.Duane Curtis
Momsen 41kAs above.Duane Curtis
Momsen 125kPanama City, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2004) the Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer, Momsen (DDG 92), receives a full escort by a helicopter and a high-speed patrol boat as the ship pulls into Panama City. Momsen will be commissioned on Aug. 28, 2004, in Panama City in honor of Vice Admiral Charles "Swede" Momsen. U.S. Navy photo.Fred Weiss/Steven A. Cardali
Momsen 92kSan Francisco Bay, CA, October 9 2004, the guided missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), foreground, and guided missile frigate USS Jarrett (FFG 33) sail into San Francisco Bay at the start of the “Parade of Ships, the official kick off of the 24th annual San Francisco Fleet Week. U.S. Navy photo.Fred Weiss
Momsen 57k041009-N-7217H-016, San Francisco Bay, CA, October 9 2004, from right, the guided missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) and USS Momsen (DDG 92), and the guided missile frigate USS Jarrett (FFG 33) sail into San Francisco Bay, Calif., at the start of Fleet Week 2004. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Marvin Harris.Tony Cowart
Momsen 89kDF-SD-07-02543, 060406-N-8825R-035. A starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) Arleigh Burke Class (Flight IIA): Guided Missile Destroyer (Aegis), USS MOMSEN (DDG 92), showing Sailors manning the rails as the ship pulls away from the pier at Naval Station (NS) Everett, Washington (WA). The MOMSEN and her crew are getting underway for their maiden deployment to monitor maritime operations in Southeast Asia, in support of the global war on terrorism. Photo by PH3 Aramis Ramirez, April 6 2006.Bill Gonyo
Momsen 109kMajuro, Marshall Islands, September 7 2006, USS Momsen (DDG 92), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy Seventh Fleet, visited Majuro, the capitol city of the Marshall Islands on September 7-8, for refueling and overnight rest for the officers and crew. Photo courtesy USS Momsen.Bill Gonyo
Momsen 75k060922-N-3390M-002. Everett, WA, September 22 2006, sailors assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) man the rails while pulling into their homeport at Naval Station Everett after a regularly scheduled deployment. Momsen deployed to the Western Pacific in support of U.S. Pacific Command and Commander, Seventh Fleet Joint Task Force operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Douglas G. Morrison.Bill Gonyo
Momsen 113k060922-N-3390M-013. Everett, WA, September 22 2006, family and friends gather to greet loved ones as the guided missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) pulls into its homeport at Naval Station Everett after a regularly scheduled deployment. Momsen deployed to the Western Pacific in support of U.S. Pacific Command and Commander, Seventh Fleet Joint Task Force operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Douglas G. Morrison.Bill Gonyo
Momsen 113kAt NavSta San Diego in August 2007.Richard Miller
Momsen 147k071105-N-7981E-163. Pacific Ocean, November 5 2007, a rigid hull inflatable boat from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momson (DDG 92) approaches USS Shoup (DDG 86) during a personnel transfer. Shoup, Momson, and the rest of Carrier Strike Group 9, are underway off the coast of Southern California participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX), an exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of the strike group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James R. Evans.Robert M. Cieri
Momsen 83k080126-N-7981E-556. Pacific Ocean, January 26 2008, ships assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group, led by the guided missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) during a straight transit exercise. Ships and aircraft assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 are underway off the coast of Southern California participating in a Joint Task Force Exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.Chet Morris
Momsen 169k080126-N-7981E-830. Pacific Ocean, January 26 2008, Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Mark Osborne supervises Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Randy Loewen, left, and Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Roland Stout, right, as they monitor contacts on an AN/SQQ-89V15 Surface Anti Submarine Combat System, aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92). Ships and aircraft assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 are underway off the coast of Southern California participating in a Joint Task Force Exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.Bill Gonyo
Momsen 89k080126-N-7981E-165. Pacific Ocean, January 26 2008, ships assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group, led by the guided missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) during a straits transits exercise. Ships and aircraft assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 are underway off the coast of Southern California participating in a Joint Task Force Exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.Robert M. Cieri
Momsen 203k080126-N-7981E-825. Pacific Ocean, January 26 2008, Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Mark Osborne supervises Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Randy Loewen, right, and Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Roland Stout, left, as they monitor contacts on an AN/SQQ-89V15 Surface Anti Submarine Combat System, aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.Robert M. Cieri
Momsen 215k080508-N-0803S-005. Mombasa, Kenya, May 7 2008, Maj. Gen. Samson Jefwa Mwathethe, Commander, Kenyan Navy, arrives aboard USS Momsen (DDG 92) for a shipboard reception that brought together U.S. and Kenyan officials. Momsen made a three-day port call to Mombasa to strengthen both the friendship and partnership between the U.S and Kenya. Momsen is currently underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, which is on deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO helps develop security, which promotes stability and global prosperity in the maritime environment. These operations complement the counter terrorism and security efforts of regional nations and seek to disrupt violent extremists’ use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material. Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Nathan Schaeffer.Bill Gonyo
Momsen 154k080507-N-0803S-002. Mombasa, Kenya, May 8 2008, Kenyan Sailors practice U.S. Navy damage control techniques aboard USS Momsen (DDG 92). Momsen made a three-day port call to Mombasa to strengthen both the friendship and partnership between the U.S and Kenyan navies and governments. Momsen is currently underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, which is on deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO helps develop security, which promotes stability and global prosperity in the maritime environment. These operations complement the counterterrorism and security efforts of regional nations and seek to disrupt violent extremists’ use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material. Official U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Nathan Schaeffer.Bill Gonyo
Momsen 215k080508-N-0803S-005. Mombasa, Kenya, May 7 2008, Maj. Gen. Samson Jefwa Mwathethe, Commander, Kenyan Navy, arrives aboard USS Momsen (DDG 92) for a shipboard reception that brought together U.S. and Kenyan officials. Momsen made a three-day port call to Mombasa to strengthen both the friendship and partnership between the U.S and Kenya. Momsen is currently underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, which is on deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO helps develop security, which promotes stability and global prosperity in the maritime environment. These operations complement the counterterrorism and security efforts of regional nations and seek to disrupt violent extremists’ use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material. Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Nathan Schaeffer.Bill Gonyo
Russell 87k080905-N-9079D-409. Indian Ocean, September 5 2008, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Russell (DDG 59) leads USS Momsen (DDG 92), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), and the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) alongside the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ronald A. Dallatorre.Robert M. Cieri
Russell 159k080905-N-8593M-057. Indian Ocean, September 5 2008, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), foreground, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), and the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) take part in a photo exercise alongside the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael K. McNabb.Robert M. Cieri
Russell 184k080905-N-7981E-288. Indian Ocean, September 5 2008, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) transits the Indian Ocean with the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group. The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.Robert M. Cieri
Momsen 100k080907-N-7981E-148. Indian Ocean, September 7 2008, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) approaches the Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Richard C. Byrd (T-AKE 4) during an underway replenishment between Byrd and ships from USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group. The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans.Robert M. Cieri
Momsen 84k081012-N-1745W-009. Everett, Wash., October 12 2008, sailors man the rails aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) as she prepares to moor at her homeport of Everett, assisted by Skenandoa (YTB 835). The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group, to which Momsen is attached, is returning from a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon C. Wilson.Robert M. Cieri
Momsen 47kShips patch.Mike Smolinski
Momsen 7kShips patch.Steven A. Cardali

USS MOMSEN DDG-92 History
Note: History is unavailable at this time
This ship was built too late to be covered by the DANFS project

Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

CDR Edward Francis Kenyon    Aug 28 2004 - Aug 19 2005
CDR Patrick Michael Kelly    Aug 19 2005 - Apr 23 2007
CDR Michael C. Sparks    Apr 23 2007 - Oct 31 2008
CDR Robert W. Bodvake    Oct 31 2008 - present

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