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| Navy League of the United States, Barcelona, Spain Council |
P.O. Box 5126, 08080, Barcelona, Espaņa Email: barcelonanlus@gmail.com |
| Aboard the USS Oscar Austin |
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| A group from our Barcelona Council rolled out the welcome mat for the crew of the USS Oscar Austin, calling on our homeport February 20-24. The destroyer reciprocated the gestures by providing a tour of the vessel, an Arleigh Burke class destroyer,. Our thanks to Cmd. Pete Demane and to Lt. Timothy Fontana for being our tour guide. |
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| Keel laid: October 9, 1997
Launched and Christened: November 7, 1998 Commissioned: August 19, 2000 Propulsion: four GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines, two propellers Length: 508,5 feet (155 meters) Beam: 67 feet (20.4 meters) Draft: 30,5 feet (9.3 meters) Displacement: approx. 9,200 tons full load Speed: 32 knots Aircraft: two SH-60 (LAMPS 3) helicopters Armament: one Mk-45 5"/54 caliber lightweight gun, two Mk-41 VLS for Standard missiles and Tomahawk ASM/LAM, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, two Mk-32 triple torpedo tubes for Mk-50 and Mk-46 torpedoes Homeport: Norfolk, VA Crew: approx. 380 |
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