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USS HALSEY is the 47th ship in the ARLEIGH BURKE - class of Aegis guided missile destroyers and the second ship in the Navy named after Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey. In late January 2013, the HALSEY swapped hulls with her sistership RUSSELL (DDG 59) changing her homeport from San Diego, Calif., to Pearl Harbor, Hi.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: March 6, 1998 |
| Keel laid: January 17, 2003 | |
| Launched: January 9, 2004 | |
| Commissioned: July 30, 2005 | |
| Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss. | |
| Propulsion system: four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines | |
| Propellers: two | |
| 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 | |
| Armament: one | |
| Homeport: San Diego, Calif. | |
| Crew: approx. 320 |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS HALSEY. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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USS HALSEY History:
USS HALSEY was built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, with her keel laid on January 17, 2003, christened on January 17, 2004, and commissioned at Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, California, on July 30, 2005. After commissioning she settled into a San Diego routine of trials and workups.
HALSEY departed on her maiden deployment on August 6, 2006, joining elements of the KITTY HAWK (CV 63) strike group for operations in the Western Pacific and participating in the U.S.-Japan ANNUALEX series. During a port visit to Kagoshima, Japan, on November 2, 2006, a fire in engineering damaged one of the main reduction gears; the ship completed the deployment's commitments and returned to San Diego on December 24, 2006, before entering repair and post-deployment assessments.
On May 4, 2008, HALSEY got underway from San Diego for her second overseas deployment, integrating with the PELELIU (LHA 5) Expeditionary Strike Group across the 7th and 5th Fleet theaters. Operations focused on maritime security, with extended periods at sea in the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf. The ship made liberty calls that included Singapore and a stop in Victoria, Seychelles, where crew members also took part in local outreach alongside Seychellois counterparts. HALSEY returned to San Diego on November 3, 2008.
Following maintenance and training cycles, HALSEY deployed again with CARRIER STRIKE GROUP NINE for a WESTPAC/Arabian Sea cruise from late 2010 into early 2011, operating in the 7th and 5th Fleet areas during the height of coalition air operations supporting Afghanistan. She returned to San Diego on March 14, 2011. The period September 2010-March 2011 was recognized with a Navy Unit Commendation, reflecting the strike group's sustained operational tempo across multiple warfare areas.
HALSEY executed another WESTPAC deployment with the CARL VINSON (CVN 70) Strike Group over late 2011 into 2012, concluding on May 23, 2012, after steaming more than 42,000 nautical miles while conducting presence missions, exercises with regional navies, and theater security operations throughout the Western Pacific. The cruise period November 2011-May 2012 earned the ship a Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation.
On January 25, 2013, HALSEY's crew completed a hull swap with the crew of USS RUSSELL (DDG 59) in San Diego, and HALSEY shifted homeport to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, arriving there on February 14, 2013, to join the Hawaii-based surface force.
From her new homeport, HALSEY departed on July 7, 2014, for a 7th Fleet deployment focused on forward presence and cooperative security in the Western Pacific. After seven months she moored back at Pearl Harbor in early May 2015, with Navy imagery noting the completion of a Western Pacific cruise centered on theater security operations and partner engagement.
Across 2016, HALSEY operated from Hawaii through training and regional operations in the Central Pacific while the fleet executed the biennial RIMPAC series in the Hawaiian operating areas. During this period she remained part of the Pearl Harbor destroyer contingent preparing for follow-on tasking.
On October 16, 2017, HALSEY departed Pearl Harbor with the THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) Carrier Strike Group for a deployment spanning 7th and 5th Fleets. While in 7th Fleet she completed a scheduled port visit to Guam on November 13, 2017, and continued presence and maritime security tasks across the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean before returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on May 14, 2018.
In 2020, HALSEY again deployed from Hawaii for seven months split between 4th and 7th Fleet waters, conducting sustained presence operations and working with regional partners before returning to Pearl Harbor on October 29, 2020.
During mid-2021, HALSEY integrated with the RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) Carrier Strike Group as it shifted from Japan into the 5th Fleet theater, transiting through the Indo-Pacific and Indian Ocean in support of regional maritime security. She completed that cycle by October 2021 and subsequently shifted back to the U.S. West Coast by year's end.
On January 10, 2024, HALSEY departed San Diego with the THEODORE ROOSEVELT strike group for a Western Pacific deployment. While independently tasked within 7th Fleet she conducted a freedom of navigation operation on May 10, 2024, near the Paracel Islands, before rejoining strike group activities and returning to Naval Base San Diego on August 16, 2024.
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| Period | Homeport |
|---|---|
| commissioned at San Diego, Calif. | |
| 2005 - 2013 | San Diego, Calif. |
| 2013 - 2021 | Pearl Harbor, Hi. |
| 2021 - present | San Diego, Calif. |
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USS HALSEY Image Gallery:
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The photo below was taken by Charles Barton and shows the HALSEY at San Diego, Calif, on August 19, 2005.
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The photos below were taken by me and show the HALSEY departing Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 10, 2008. The HALSEY got underway for operations with the PELELIU (LHA 5) amphibious strike group.
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The photos below were taken by Ian Johnson and show the HALSEY arriving at Fremantle, Australia, on October 3, 2008, and departing Fremantle after the short 24-hour stay on October 4, 2008 (the last two photos).
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The photos below were taken by me and show the HALSEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 23, 2010.
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The photos below were taken by me and show the HALSEY arriving at San Diego, Calif., on the morning of October 11, 2012, and a few hours later at the Naval Base.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the HALSEY at Naval Base Pearl Harbor, Hi., on June 8, 2019.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the HALSEY at the Continental Maritime of San Diego (CMSD) shipyard, San Diego, Calif., on May 29, 2022.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the HALSEY at the Continental Maritime of San Diego (CMSD) shipyard, San Diego, Calif., on October 10, 2022. Note that she has now been equipped with an Optical Dazzling Interdictor Navy (ODIN) in front of the bridge.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show USS HALSEY at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 15, 2024.
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