Arleigh Burke-class destroyer For other ships with the same name, see USS Gridley. USS Gridley in 2019 History United StatesNameGridleyNamesakeCharles Vernon GridleyOrdered6 March 1998BuilderBath Iron WorksLaid down30 July 2004Launched28 December 2005Commissioned10 February 2007Home portEverettIdentification MMSI number: 369961000 Hull number: DDG-101 Call sign: NBMB Motto Ignis Ubi Paratus (Fire when ready) Statusin active serviceBadge General characteristicsClass & typeArleigh Burke-class destroyerDisplacement9,200 long tons (9,300 t)Length509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)Beam66 ft (20 m)Draught31 ft (9.4 m)Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)Speed>30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)Complement380 officers and enlistedArmament Guns: 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun) 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) caliber guns Missiles: 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS): RIM-66M surface-to-air missile RIM-156 surface-to-air missile RIM-174A Standard ERAM RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed) 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 carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters The fourth USS Gridley (DDG-101) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Gridley is named after Captain Charles Gridley, commander of Admiral George Dewey's flagship USS Olympia, (Flag Captain) and recipient of Admiral Dewey's famous command, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War. In May 2004, the Secretary of the Navy announced the names of five new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, including Gridley. Her keel was laid on 30 July 2004 at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. She was christened on 11 February 2006. The Gridley was commissioned at the Port of Miami on Saturday, 10 February 2007. She has joined the Pacific Fleet and is homeported at Naval Station Everett. Gridley departed Naval Base San Diego on 19 May 2008 for her maiden deployment and returned on 25 November 2008.[1] On 22 August 2014 Gridley departed the naval base for a scheduled 10-month deployment, along with USS Bunker Hill and USS Carl Vinson, returning on 4 June 2015.[citation needed] On 9 July 2016 Gridley arrived at her new homeport in Everett, Washington.[2] In December 2021, Gridley departed Everett, on deployment as part of Destroyer Squadron 21, along with Carrier Strike Group 3 led by the USS Abraham Lincoln[3] on a scheduled deployment. Gridley participated in RIMPAC 2022.[4] On May 20, 2026, Gridley had been deployed along with USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and her Carrier Strike Group to the Caribbean to support Operation Southern Spear as tensions with Cuba rise.[5] Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Award, Afloat - (2022)[6] ↑ USS Ronald Reagan's Third Deployment Military.com ↑ Everett Herald newspaper ↑ "USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 23, 2022". usni.org. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022. ↑ "USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker". news.usni.org. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022. ↑ Nava, Victor. "Nimitz Carrier Strike Group arrives in the Caribbean as Trump admin ups pressure on Cuba". nypost.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026. ↑ "ALNAV 057/23". MyNavyHR. Retrieved 28 February 2024.  This article incorporates public domain material from Gridley (DDG-101) at the Naval Vessel Register. Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Gridley (DDG-101). Official Ship's Site Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Gridley_(DDG-101)&oldid=1355376732"