Global InformationUSS Michael Murphy information
 USS Michael Murphy at Pearl Harbor in March 2013
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Michael Murphy |
| Namesake | Michael P. Murphy[3] |
| Awarded | 13 September 2002[1] |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works[1] |
| Laid down | 18 June 2010[3] |
| Launched | 8 May 2011[1] |
| Sponsored by | Maureen Murphy[4] |
| Christened | 7 May 2011[5] |
| Commissioned | 6 October 2012[2] |
| Homeport | Pearl Harbor |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Lead the Fight |
| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 9,200 tons[1] |
| Length | 510 ft (160 m)[1] |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m)[1] |
| Draft | 33 ft (10 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed | 35+ knots[4] |
| Complement | 323 Sailors (23 officers and 300 enlisted)[6] |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) is the 62nd ship of the Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers in the United States Navy. She is named for Medal of Honor recipient Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy (1976–2005). Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in June 2005. He was the first sailor awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. The ship's name was announced by Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter on 7 May 2008. The ship was christened on 7 May 2011, Murphy's birthday,[5] by her sponsor Maureen Murphy, Michael Murphy's mother.[3][4][7][8] The ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 31 of Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific.[9]
Michael Murphy was intended to be the last ship of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers but, following the cancellation of the Zumwalt-class destroyer program after the completion of the first three vessels, the Navy continued construction on the Arleigh Burke class.[10]
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- ^ "USS Michael Murphy DDG-112 Commissioning Committee". Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "Keel for Future USS Michael Murphy Authenticated". Navy News Service. 18 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ a b c O'Brien, Kevin S. (7 May 2008). "SECNAV Names New Guided-Missile Destroyer USS Michael Murphy". Navy News Service. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
cnn2011was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Pike, John. "DDG 112 Michael Murphy". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Fallen Navy SEAL honored with warship". Associated Press. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ Sharp, David (8 May 2011). "Warship Built In Maine Bears Name Of Navy SEAL". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Associated Press.
- ^ "Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet Administrative Organization Chart" (PDF). Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Arleigh Burke Class (Aegis) Destroyer – Naval Technology". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.