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USS Fitzgerald Leaves Dry Dock, Continues Repairs Pierside in Pascagoula

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), HII Ingalls Shipbuilding, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)

The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) took another step toward returning to the fleet as

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<img width="800" height="445" alt="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-attachment-id="1111" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/us-navy-destroyer-collide-with-merchant-ship-off-the-coast-of-japan/uss-fitzgerald-us_navy/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy.jpg" data-orig-size="1393,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-image-description="<p>U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) following its collision with Merchant Vessel ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan on June 17<br /> Credit : US Navy</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-300x215.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-1024x735.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-attachment-id="1111" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/us-navy-destroyer-collide-with-merchant-ship-off-the-coast-of-japan/uss-fitzgerald-us_navy/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy.jpg" data-orig-size="1393,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-image-description="<p>U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) following its collision with Merchant Vessel ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan on June 17<br /> Credit : US Navy</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-300x215.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-1024x735.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

U.S. Navy to Issue Letters of Censure to Fitzgerald Officers, to Drop All Criminal Charges

April 11, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)

The U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Richard V. Spencer will issue a Secretarial Letter of Censure to USS Fitzgerald (DDG

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<img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-attachment-id="8061" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/uss-fitzgerald-departs-fleet-activities-yokosuka/cleared-for-public-release-by-lt-cmdr-terry-dudley-uss-kitty-hawk-public-affairs-officer/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"U.S. Navy","camera":"NIKON D70","caption":"050622-N-5781F-087\rCoral Sea (June 22, 2005) \u00d0 The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) underway in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia\u00d5s Queensland region as part of the combined exercise Talisman Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the U.S. Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. U.S. Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More than 11,000 U.S. and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo Flannigan (RELEASED)","created_timestamp":"1119481248","copyright":"","focal_length":"100","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0.0015625","title":"Cleared for public release by Lt.Cmdr. Terry Dudley, USS Kitty Hawk Public Affairs Officer","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-image-description="<p>050622-N-5781F-087<br /> Coral Sea (June 22, 2005) The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) underway in the Coral Sea off the coast of AustraliaÕs Queensland region as part of the combined exercise Talisman Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the U.S. Seventh Fleet commander’s staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. U.S. Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More than 11,000 U.S. and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Bo Flannigan (RELEASED)</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-1024x683.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

HII Awarded Contract Modification for USS Fitzgerald Emergent Repair, Restoration

April 4, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), HII Ingalls Shipbuilding, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding Division is being awarded a contract modification for the execution of USS Fitzgerald (DDG

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USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) aboard MV Transshelf

<img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-aboard-MV-Transshelf-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) aboard MV Transshelf" data-attachment-id="9001" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/uss-fitzgerald-departs-yokosuka-mississippi/uss-fitzgerald-ddg-62-aboard-mv-transshelf/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-aboard-MV-Transshelf.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) aboard MV Transshelf" data-image-description="<p>171201-N-RB168-154<br /> YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 1, 2017) The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) sits aboard heavy lift transport vessel MV Transshelf after departing Fleet Activities Yokosuka and proceeding to anchorage in Yokosuka Harbor to make underway preparations. Fitzgerald will soon be transported to Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi, for further repairs and upgrades (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Dobbs/Released)</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-aboard-MV-Transshelf-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-aboard-MV-Transshelf-1024x683.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-aboard-MV-Transshelf-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

USS Fitzgerald Arrives in Pascagoula for Restoration

January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), MV Transshelf (IMO: 8512279), Naval Station Pascagoula, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)

The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrived in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Jan. 19, aboard heavy

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Huntington Ingalls awarded contract modification for USS Fitzgerald restoration

December 16, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Arleigh Burke-class DDG, Guided-missile destroyer (DDG), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)

Huntington Ingalls’ Ingalls Shipbuilding Division is being awarded a $63 million contract modification for the execution of USS Fitzgerald (DDG

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USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) aboard MV Transshelf

<img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-aboard-MV-Transshelf-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) aboard MV Transshelf" data-attachment-id="9001" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/uss-fitzgerald-departs-yokosuka-mississippi/uss-fitzgerald-ddg-62-aboard-mv-transshelf/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-aboard-MV-Transshelf.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) aboard MV Transshelf" data-image-description="<p>171201-N-RB168-154<br /> YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 1, 2017) The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) sits aboard heavy lift transport vessel MV Transshelf after departing Fleet Activities Yokosuka and proceeding to anchorage in Yokosuka Harbor to make underway preparations. Fitzgerald will soon be transported to Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi, for further repairs and upgrades (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Dobbs/Released)</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-aboard-MV-Transshelf-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-aboard-MV-Transshelf-1024x683.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-aboard-MV-Transshelf-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

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USS Fitzgerald departs Yokosuka for Mississippi

December 9, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), MV Transshelf (IMO: 8512279), Naval Station Pascagoula, U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, U.S. SRF-JRMC Yokosuka, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)

The U.S Navy’s guided missile destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) departed anchorage in Yokosuka Harbor Dec. 9, aboard heavy lift vessel

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USS Fitzgerald returns to Fleet Activities Yokosuka aboard MV Transshelf

November 27, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Heavy-lift ship, Japan, MV Transshelf (IMO: 8512279), U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. SRF-JRMC Yokosuka, USA, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)

The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) returned to Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka today aboard heavy

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<img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-attachment-id="8061" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/uss-fitzgerald-departs-fleet-activities-yokosuka/cleared-for-public-release-by-lt-cmdr-terry-dudley-uss-kitty-hawk-public-affairs-officer/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"U.S. Navy","camera":"NIKON D70","caption":"050622-N-5781F-087\rCoral Sea (June 22, 2005) \u00d0 The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) underway in the Coral Sea off the coast of Australia\u00d5s Queensland region as part of the combined exercise Talisman Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the U.S. Seventh Fleet commander's staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. U.S. Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More than 11,000 U.S. and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo Flannigan (RELEASED)","created_timestamp":"1119481248","copyright":"","focal_length":"100","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0.0015625","title":"Cleared for public release by Lt.Cmdr. Terry Dudley, USS Kitty Hawk Public Affairs Officer","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-image-description="<p>050622-N-5781F-087<br /> Coral Sea (June 22, 2005) The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) underway in the Coral Sea off the coast of AustraliaÕs Queensland region as part of the combined exercise Talisman Sabre 2005. Talisman Sabre is an exercise jointly sponsored by the U.S. Pacific Command and Australian Defence Force Joint Operations Command, and designed to train the U.S. Seventh Fleet commander’s staff and Australian Joint Operations staff as a designated Combined Task Force (CTF) headquarters. The exercise focuses on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. U.S. Pacific Command units and Australian forces will conduct land, sea and air training throughout the training area. More than 11,000 U.S. and 6,000 Australian personnel will participate. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Bo Flannigan (RELEASED)</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-1024x683.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/USS-Fitzgerald-DDG-62-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

USS Fitzgerald departs Fleet Activities Yokosuka

November 24, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), MV Transshelf (IMO: 8512279), U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, U.S. Navy (USN), U.S. SRF-JRMC Yokosuka, USA, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)

The U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) departed Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, Nov. 24, to meet

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<img width="800" height="445" alt="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-attachment-id="1111" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/us-navy-destroyer-collide-with-merchant-ship-off-the-coast-of-japan/uss-fitzgerald-us_navy/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy.jpg" data-orig-size="1393,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-image-description="<p>U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) following its collision with Merchant Vessel ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan on June 17<br /> Credit : US Navy</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-300x215.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-1024x735.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-attachment-id="1111" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/us-navy-destroyer-collide-with-merchant-ship-off-the-coast-of-japan/uss-fitzgerald-us_navy/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy.jpg" data-orig-size="1393,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-image-description="<p>U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) following its collision with Merchant Vessel ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan on June 17<br /> Credit : US Navy</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-300x215.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-1024x735.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

U.S. Navy releases report for USS Fitzgerald and USS John S McCain collisions

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)

The U.S. Navy released a report on Nov. 1 detailing the events and actions that led to the collision of

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<img width="800" height="445" alt="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-attachment-id="1111" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/us-navy-destroyer-collide-with-merchant-ship-off-the-coast-of-japan/uss-fitzgerald-us_navy/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy.jpg" data-orig-size="1393,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-image-description="<p>U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) following its collision with Merchant Vessel ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan on June 17<br /> Credit : US Navy</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-300x215.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-1024x735.jpg" data-lazy- srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="800" height="445" src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-800x445.jpg" class="attachment-colormag-featured-image size-colormag-featured-image wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image" alt="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-attachment-id="1111" data-permalink="https://defpost.com/us-navy-destroyer-collide-with-merchant-ship-off-the-coast-of-japan/uss-fitzgerald-us_navy/" data-orig-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy.jpg" data-orig-size="1393,1000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)" data-image-description="<p>U.S. Navy’s Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) following its collision with Merchant Vessel ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan on June 17<br /> Credit : US Navy</p> " data-medium-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-300x215.jpg" data-large-file="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-1024x735.jpg" data-lazy-src="https://defpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/USS-Fitzgerald-US_Navy-800x445.jpg?is-pending-load=1" srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" />

U.S. Navy honors USS Fitzgerald Sailors for damage control efforts following collision

October 21, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)

The U.S. Navy has honored thirty-six sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) who distinguished themselves for their bravery

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