USS HALSEY (DDG-97)

Built in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the ship and crew were completely certified and "surge ready" 17 January 2006, nearly a year faster than previous DDGs 

• Namesake: Fleet Admiral William "Bull" Halsey Jr.

• Commissioned: July 30, 2005

• Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi

• Weight & Length: 9,300 tons, 509 feet and 6 inches long

• Speed & Crew: Over 30 knots with a complement of about 257 sailors.

• Motto: "Hit Hard, Hit Fast, Hit Often"