USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) Totally Explained

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USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy homeported in NS Norfolk, Virginia.

Characteristics

Winston S. Churchill sets the final physical pattern for all subsequent Flight IIA ships by mounting the Mk. 45 mod 4 - 5" (127 mm)/62 caliber gun, a major improvement over the previous Mk. 45 mod 3 - 5 in (127 mm)/54 caliber gun—the longer barrel allows more complete combustion of the propellant, reducing barrel flare and improving projectile velocity and firepower against shore targets. Additionally, the Mk. 45 mod 4 uses a modified gunhouse, designed to reduce radar signature.

Naming

On November 29, 1995, on a visit to the United Kingdom, President Bill Clinton announced to both Houses of Parliament that the new ship would be named after former British Prime Minister and Honorary Citizen of the United States, Winston Churchill. It would make it the first modern warship of the United States Navy to be named after a non-American citizen, and the first destroyer and only the fourth warship named after an Englishman.
   Other warships named after Englishmen were The U.S. Navy had a permanent U.S. Navy Officer on the Royal Navy ship, . Churchill is also the only U.S. Naval vessel to fly a foreign ensign. The Royal Navy's White Ensign is flown as well as the stars and stripes (as shown in the photograph).
   On 14 September 2001, (three days after the September 11, 2001 attacks), the Deutsche Marine destroyer Lütjens passed close aboard Churchill and rendered honors by manning the rails, flying the Stars and Stripes at half-mast, and the display of a banner reading "We Stand By You." An e-mail sent by an Ensign on board Churchill described the occasion.
   On 22 August 2005, Churchill was involved in a minor collision with off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida. Both ships suffered minor damage, and no injuries were reported. Both ships returned to their homeport at Naval Station Norfolk under their own power.
   On 22 January 2006 Winston S. Churchill captured a suspected pirate vessel in the Indian Ocean as part of an ongoing effort to help maintain law and order in the region.

Gallery

Image:USS Churchill.jpg|USS Winston S. Churchill returns to Naval Station Norfolk following a collision with USS McFaul (DDG-74) Image:USS Churchill mast.jpg|USS Winston S. Churchill at the Portsmouth International Festival of the Sea in 2001 Image:USS San Jacinto (CG-56) Parade of Ships.jpg|USS San Jacinto, USS Oscar Austin and USS Winston S. Churchill, participate in the Parade of Ships into New York Harbor Image:Emergency breakaway maneuver by USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81).jpg|USS Winston S. Churchill performing a breakaway manoeuver with HMS Manchester (D95) Image:USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) high speed run.jpg|Sep. 13, 2001 -- USS Winston S. Churchill makes a high-speed run in the English Channel Image:USS Winston S. Churchill.jpg|The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill, assigned to the U.S. 5th Fleet, patrols the Persian Gulf Image:USS Churchill propeller cropped.jpg|The shaft driver propeller under the port side stern Image:LutjensHonors.jpg|FGS Lütjens: "We Stand By You". 14 September 2001
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