Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the US Navy USS Gonzalez on 6 June 2008 History United StatesNameGonzalezNamesakeAlfredo Cantu GonzalezOrdered16 January 1991BuilderBath Iron WorksLaid down3 February 1994Launched18 February 1995Acquired14 June 1996Commissioned12 October 1996Home portNorfolkIdentification MMSI number: 368773000 Callsign: NGON Hull number: DDG-66 MottoBeyond the CallStatusin active serviceBadge General characteristicsClass & typeArleigh Burke-class destroyerDisplacement Light: approx. 6,800 long tons (6,900 t) Full: approx. 8,900 long tons (9,000 t) Length505 ft (154 m)Beam59 ft (18 m)Draft31 ft (9.4 m)Propulsion2 × shaftsSpeedIn excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)Range4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)Complement 33 commissioned officers 38 chief petty officers 210 enlisted personnel Sensors &processing systems AN/SPY-1D PESA 3D radar (Flight I, II, IIA) AN/SPY-6(V)1 AESA 3D radar (Flight III) AN/SPS-67(V)3 or (V)5 surface search radar (DDG-51 – DDG-118) AN/SPQ-9B surface search radar (DDG-119 onward) AN/SPS-73(V)12 surface search/navigation radar (DDG-51 – DDG-86) BridgeMaster E surface search/navigation radar (DDG-87 onward) 3 × AN/SPG-62 fire-control radar Mk 46 optical sight system (Flight I, II, IIA)[1] Mk 20 electro-optical sight system (Flight III)[2] AN/SQQ-89 ASW combat system: AN/SQS-53C sonar array AN/SQR-19 tactical towed array sonar (Flight I, II, IIA) TB-37U multi-function towed array sonar (DDG-113 onward) AN/SQQ-28 LAMPS III shipboard system Electronic warfare& decoys AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare suite AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo countermeasures Mk 36 Mod 12 decoy launching systems Mk 53 Nulka decoy launching systems Mk 59 decoy launching systems[3] Armament Guns: 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/54 mk 45 mod 1/2 (lightweight gun) 2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system 4 × 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliber guns Missiles: 2 × Mk 141 Harpoon anti-ship missile launcher 1 × 29-cell, 1 × 61-cell (90 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS): RIM-66M surface-to-air missile RIM-156 surface-to-air missile BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC Torpedoes: 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes: Mark 46 lightweight torpedo Mark 50 lightweight torpedo Mark 54 lightweight torpedo Aircraft carried1 × Sikorsky MH-60R Gonzalez in the Atlantic, 2003 USS Gonzalez (DDG-66) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight I) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, a Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War. November 12, 1996 Gonzalez grounded on a coral reef at approximately 0800, off the island of Sint Maarten, damaging her sonar dome and several blades on both screws, costing $10 million in damage returning to service September 1997.[citation needed] The ship took part in Operation Allied Force, firing Tomahawk cruise missiles at Serbian targets in 1999. Gonzalez also assisted a cruise ship, Seabourn Spirit, after an abortive attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia in 2005.[4] On 1 March 2006, the ship rescued the crew of an Iranian ship, whose engine and rudder were broken down since 18 February. The Iranian crew were returned to Iran. She was involved in the action of 18 March 2006 with suspected pirates, along with the cruiser USS Cape St. George. The two ships exchanged fire with the suspected pirates about 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the coast of Somalia. Initial reports indicated that one suspected pirate was killed and five others wounded. On 17 July 2006, CNN reported that Gonzalez would be deployed to help in evacuation efforts of American citizens from Lebanon in the midst of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.[5] In May 2022, Gonzalez was homeported out of Naval Station Norfolk and a part of Destroyer Squadron 28, along with Carrier Strike Group 8 led by the USS Harry S. Truman.[6] Battle "E" – (2019) James F. Chezek Memorial Gunnery Award (1998) ↑ "Mk46 MOD 1 Optical Sight System". Kollmorgen. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023. ↑ Rockwell, David (12 July 2017). "The Kollmorgen/L-3 KEO Legacy". Teal Group. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023. ↑ Hart, Jackie (17 December 2023). "Decoy Launch System Installed Aboard USS Ramage". navy.mil. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2023. ↑ "EODMU 8 Removes Inert RPG Remnant from Cruise Liner". U.S. Navy. 7 November 2005. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2019. ↑ James, Frank (26 July 2006). "The Swamp: Patriotism at sea". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010. ↑ "USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 23, 2022". usni.org. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.  This article incorporates public domain material from Gonzalez (DDG-66) at the Naval Vessel Register.  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Gonzalez (DDG-66). Official site Archived 9 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Official blog by Cmdr. Brian Fort, ship's captain Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Gonzalez&oldid=1334377855"