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DDG-95 USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS

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
Commissioned 11 December 2004 at Charleston, SC.
Active unit of the U.S. Navy.
Homeported at Norfolk, VA.

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Williams 49kJames E. Williams who won the Medal of Honor as a Boatswain’s Mate First Class during the Vietnam War.Steven A. Cardali
Williams 48kChistening Ceremony pamphlet.Steven A. Cardali
Williams 98kUSS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) and USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) on super trials prior to commissioning.Ed Izzi
Williams 126kUSS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) and USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) on super trials prior to commissioning.Ed Izzi
Williams 112kUSS James E. Williams (DDG-95) on super trials prior to commissioning.Ed Izzi
Williams 170kUSS James E. Williams (DDG-95) on super trials prior to commissioning.Ed Izzi
Williams 134kCharleston, S.C., December 7 2004, the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) prepares to moor on board Naval Weapons Station Charleston, S.C.Fred Weiss
Williams 117kAs above.Fred Weiss
Williams 95k041207-N-5613J-002. Charleston, SC, December 7 2004, the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) prepares to moor on board Naval Weapons Station Charleston, S.C. James E. Williams will be commissioned Saturday, Dec. 11th, as the 45th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer authorized by Congress. The ship honors Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class James E. Williams, the Navy's highest decorated enlisted Sailor, having been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery and leadership in 1966 while serving as patrol boat captain and patrol commander of River Patrol Boat (PBR) 105 on the Mekong River, Republic of Vietnam. U.S. Navy photo by Bart Jackson.Bill Gonyo
Williams 67kAtlantic Ocean, November 17 2005, the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) pulls along side the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) prior to an underway replenishment.Tony Cowart
Williams 111k051117-N-3527B-144. Atlantic Ocean, November 17 2005, the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) pulls along side the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) prior to an underway replenishment. This was the second time in the history of Wasp where the ship has provided fuel to a destroyer. Wasp is currently conducting routine operations in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Timothy Bensken.Bill Gonyo
Williams 88k060425-N-7987M-039. Norfolk, VA, April 25 2006, Seaman Jonathan Ringly shines the bell on the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) at Naval Station Norfolk. Williams is preparing to depart on her maiden deployment as a member of the Enterprise Carrier Strike group. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Mandy Mclaurin.Bill Gonyo
Williams 71k060502-N-4867S-010, Norfolk, VA, May 2 2006, the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) departs Naval Station Norfolk on a surge deployment as a part of the Global War on Terrorism Surface Strike Group (GWOT SSG) 06-2. GWOT SSG 06-2 will provide presence and strike power to support joint and allied forces afloat and ashore.Tony Cowart
Williams 44k061017-N-4515N-036, Norfolk, VA, October 17 2006, the Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) man the rails as it pulls into port at Naval Station Norfolk. James E. Williams and a crew of over 300 Sailors conducted anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia during their maiden deployment as part of the Maritime Security Operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Adam Nuzzo Tony Cowart
Williams 36k061017-N-4515N-008, as above.Tony Cowart
Williams 40k061017-N-4515N-075, as above.Tony Cowart
Williams 42k061017-N-4515N-078, as above.Tony Cowart
Williams 111k070904-N-4014G-048. Indian Ocean, September 4,2007, sailors aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) watch as USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) pulls alongside for a personnel transfer via a rigid hull inflatable boat. Porter is conducting maritime operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations with Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser Robert M. Cieri
Williams 45k071130-N-5928K-002. Red Sea, November 30, 2007, the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) transits the Red Sea. James E. Williams is underway on a scheduled six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class N.C. Kaylor.Robert M. Cieri
Williams 29kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski

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