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class: Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG; Arleigh Burke
class, Flight I Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA STATUS: Awarded: February 22, 1990 Laid down: January 4, 1993 Launched: February 11, 1994 Commissioned: July 22, 1995 IN SERVICE Homeport: Naval Station Mayport, Florida Namesake: Vice Admiral Lawson P. Ramage (1909-1990) Ships Motto: PAR EXCELLENCE Technical Data: see: INFO > Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG |
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 undocking at BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair after Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) - March 2025 October 2023 - 2025?: Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) at BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair  in dry dock at BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair - March 2025  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - December 3, 2023  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - December 3, 2023  Mediterranean Sea - October 2023  Adriatic Sea - September 2023  Ionian Sea - August 2023  Durres, Albania - July 20, 2023  Durres, Albania - July 20, 2023  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun / forward Mk.41 vertical launching system (VLS) - Adriatic Sea - July 2023  Adriatic Sea - July 4, 2023  Atlantic Ocean - May 2023  Atlantic Ocean - May 2023  Atlantic Ocean - May 2023  passing Coleman Bridge on her way to the Atlantic Ocean after ammunition onload at Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Yorktown, Virginia - May 4, 2023  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia for a scheduled deployment - May 2, 2023  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia for a scheduled deployment - May 2, 2023  Atlantic Ocean - March 2023  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - November 1, 2022  Atlantic Ocean - October 2022  Atlantic Ocean - October 2022  Atlantic Ocean - September 2022  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - March 26, 2020  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - March 26, 2020  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - March 26, 2020  Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti - September 2019  Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti - September 2019  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2019  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2019  Atlantic Ocean - July 2019  Atlantic Ocean - December 2018  Mk.38 Mod.2 machine gun system fire - Atlantic Ocean - November 2018  Mk.38 Mod.2 machine gun system in manual use - Atlantic Ocean - November 2018  Mk.32 torpedo tubes test shot - Atlantic Ocean - November 2018  Atlantic Ocean - November 2018  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2016  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 2016  Limmasol, Cyprus - July 2016  Arabian Gulf - April 2016  Arabian Gulf - January 2016  USS Ramage fires a RIM-66 Standard Missile SM-2MR - Atlantic Ocean - June 2015  Sailors aboard USS Ramage perform an initial test of the Mk.59 decoy launch system off the ship's port side - Atlantic Ocean - June 2014  Sailors aboard USS Ramage perform an initial test of the Mk.59 decoy launch system - Atlantic Ocean - June 2014  Sailors aboard USS Ramage perform an initial test of the Mk.59 decoy launch system - Atlantic Ocean - June 2014  Sailors aboard USS Ramage recover an inflated decoy from the forecastle during an initial test of the Mk.59 decoy launch system - June 2014  Sailors aboard USS Ramage recover an inflated decoy from the forecastle during an initial test of the Mk.59 decoy launch system - June 2014  Atlantic Ocean - June 2014  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - May 2014  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - May 2014  a recoverable exercise torpedo (REXTORP) was fired from the Mk-32 torpedo tubes - Mediterranean Sea - April 2014  a recoverable exercise torpedo (REXTORP) was fired from the Mk.32 torpedo tubes - Mediterranean Sea - April 2014  Mediterranean Sea - April 2014  Mediterranean Sea - April 2014  Mediterranean Sea - April 2014  Mediterranean Sea - April 2014  Mediterranean Sea - April 2014  Mediterranean Sea - April 2014  Mediterranean Sea - March 2014  Mediterranean Sea - March 2014  Mediterranean Sea - March 2014  Mk-45 Mod.2 (5-inches/54-caliber) gun live fire exercise - Mediterranean Sea - March 2014  Mk.45 Mod.2 (5-inches/54-caliber) gun live fire exercise - Mediterranean Sea - March 2014  Mk.45 Mod.2 (5-inches/54-caliber) gun live fire exercise - Mediterranean Sea - March 2014  Mk.38 Mod.2 machine gun system in manual use - Mediterranean Sea - March 2014  central control station / machinery - February 2014  Mediterranean Sea - January 2014  Mediterranean Sea - January 2014  Mediterranean Sea - January 2014  Mk.32 torpedo tubes - December 2013  awaiting replenishment - Mediterranean Sea - December 2013  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - December 2013  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - November 2013  propulsion control console - November 2013  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - October 2013  Mediterranean Sea - October 2013  Combat Information Center (CIC) - Mediterranean Sea - September 2013  Mediterranean Sea - September 2013  Mediterranean Sea - September 2013  Mediterranean Sea - September 2013  sonar control room - September 2013  sonar control room - September 2013  sonar control room - September 2013  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2013  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - August 2013  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - January 2012  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - May 2011  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - May 2011  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - April 2009  Suez Canal, Egypt - September 2008  Mediterranean Sea - September 2008  Haifa, Israel - September 2008  Atlantic Ocean - September 2008  Atlantic Ocean - September 2008  Atlantic Ocean - September 2008  Atlantic Ocean - September 2008  Atlantic Ocean - September 2008  Atlantic Ocean - July 2008  Atlantic Ocean - May 2008  Mk-15 Phalanx CIWS live fire exercise - Atlantic Ocean - May 2008  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun fire exercise - Atlantic Ocean - May 2008  Atlantic Ocean - October 2007  Arabian Gulf - February 2007  Arabian Sea - November 2006  Fleet Week New York - May 2006  Fleet Week New York - May 2006  Atlantic Ocean - December 2005  Atlantic Ocean - December 2005  departing Norfolk, Virginia - June 2005  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - June 2004  returning to Norfolk, Virginia - November 1996  returning to Norfolk, Virginia - November 1996  USS Ramage is being depermed inside the deperming station near Norfolk. This is a process to neutralize the magnetic field put out by a metal warship to eliminate the danger of magnetic influence mines. October 1995  Norfolk, Virginia - August 1995  sea trials - January 1995  sea trials - January 1995  fitting out at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - December 1994  launching at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - February 11, 1994  launching at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi - February 11, 1994 |
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USS Ramage (DDG 61): Ramage was laid down 4 January 1993 at the Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, launched 11 February 1994, sponsored by Barbara Ramage (wife of the admiral), and commissioned 22 July 1995. Ramage's launching was as unique as her construction. The ship was moved over land via Ingalls' wheel-on-rail transfer system and onto the shipyard's launch and recovery drydock. The drydock was ballasted down, and DDG 61 floated free on 11 February 1994. She was then moved to her outfitting dock in preparation for the traditional christening ceremony and completion of outfitting and testing. On 25 November 1996, Ramage embarked on her maiden deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. Ramage visited six countries and made 16 port calls. Ramage was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon, the Sea Service Ribbon, and the Armed Forces Service Medal during this deployment. In March 1997 Ramage provided logistic and communications support for Marines in Albania during Operation Silver Wake. On 21 July 1997, Ramage was an escort of the museum ship USS Constitution when she set sail in Massachusetts Bay. On 24 May 1999, as a member of the Theodore Roosevelt Battle Group, Ramage departed on her second deployment to the Mediterranean and Arabian Seas, MED/MEF 2–99. While deployed overseas, Ramage visited eight countries and made 15 port visits. Ramage also participated in Operation Allied Force off the coast of Montenegro. Following the 11 September 2001 attacks, Ramage sortied to the waters off the East Coast of the United States where she provided extended radar coverage of the New York City and the surrounding area in the wake of the terrorist attacks. Ramage deployed with the George Washington Surface Strike Group to the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. During this deployment Ramage participated in multi-national exercises Neo Tapon 04 and Iron Siren 04. Ramage again deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of the Global War on Terrorism in October 2006. While on station Ramage participated in Operations Argos Asterion and Argos Declion. Ramage was also the first ship to respond to the Horn of Africa during the Ethiopian and Somalian hostilities of late December 2006 providing extended coordination for P-3 coverage of the events. Ramage visited eight different countries and conducted ten port calls. In August 2008 Ramage departed for a seven-month deployment in the Persian Gulf with the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group. Ramage participated in multi-national Operation Red Reef and Focused Operation Trident Knight. Ramage returned to home port in April 2009 after visiting four countries and making six port calls. Ramage departed for the North Sea and Baltic Sea to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior 09 in September 2009. Ramage operated with HMS Illustrious and many other multi-national naval units. After making five ports of call in four countries, Ramage returned in November 2009. On 28 October 2009 while pierside at Gdynia, Poland after participating in a Joint Warrior exercise, a sailor on the ship conducting maintenance accidentally discharged one of the ship's M240 machine guns into the port city. Two rounds from the gun's three-round burst hit a warehouse, causing no injuries, the third round was not recovered. Local police allowed the ship to depart as originally scheduled later that day after questioning the ship's crew. Ramage departed on deployment to the Mediterranean Sea on 5 January 2010. In late January 2010, Ramage was dispatched to the Mediterranean Sea to assist with the search-and-rescue effort in the wake of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409. Ramage also provided Ballistic Missile Defense to the Eastern Mediterranean during this deployment. Ramage's port visits included: Naples, Italy; Haifa, Israel; Kusadasi, Bodrum, and Aksaz, Turkey; Limassol, Cyprus; Rhodes, Greece; Augusta Bay, Sicily; and Ponta Delgada, Azores. Ramage returned to home port on 6 August 2010. On 8 August 2013, Ramage departed for an eight-month deployment into the US Navy 6th Fleet area of responsibility to assist with ballistic missile defense. The ship's last deployment was from May 2012 to January 2013. Ramage entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea as a response to the Syrian Civil War. The destroyer was specifically deployed after allegations that President Bashar al-Assad's regime had used chemical weapons on its own people in suburbs of Damascus. Ramage arrived in the region, according to a defense official, on 23 August 2013. The destroyer was intended to replace USS Mahan, but Mahan remained in area temporarily along with USS Gravely and USS Barry. All four were equipped with cruise missiles. On 28 October 2013, the destroyers Gravely and Ramage answered a distress call from a vessel carrying immigrants located 160 nautical miles (300 km; 180 mi) off the coast of Kalamata, Greece. In February 2014, Ramage was one of two U.S. Navy ships operating in the Black Sea during the Sochi Olympics. As of August 2014, Ramage is undergoing testing and evaluation at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY). In November of 2015, Ramage deployed to the US Navy 6th Fleet area of responsibility to assist with ballistic missile defense, and to escort the USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group. She completed 28 Strait of Hormuz transits throughout the deployment, and returned to her home port of Norfolk, Virginia on 25 July, 2016. Following her 2015-2016 deployment, Ramage conducted her mid-cycle upgrade. As a result of the US Navy's new coast-wide shipyard bidding process, she was selected for an unusual "out of home port" yard period , and spent a nine-month period in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Ramage left the yards on time, and returned to Norfolk, Virginia in August of 2017 to begin workups for the next deployment. In October of 2018, Ramage received short-notice Presidential tasking, and deployed to the US Navy 4th fleet area of responsibility to provide radar surveillance support for the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She departed Norfolk, Virginia on 25 August 2018, and returned soon. In the fall of 2019, Ramage deployed to the US Navy 5th fleet area of responsibility as an independent ballistic missile defense operator. During this time, she was assigned as the flagship for Commander, Task Force 55, in a defensive response to the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. She took command of all US Naval surface forces in the 5th fleet area, positioning each ship in a strategic defensive manner. On 9 August 2023, The Navy announced plans to extend the ship's service life beyond the initial 35 years, intending to keep Ramage in service until at least 2035. On 8 October 2023, the day after the Hamas attack on Israel, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, directed the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean in response. Along with the carrier, the group also includes the cruiser Normandy, and the destroyers Ramage, Carney, Roosevelt and Thomas Hudner. sources: US Navy + wikipedia - - - - - Installation of the Mk 59 decoy launching system Release Date: December 17, 2013 By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jackie Hart, USS Ramage Public Affairs USS RAMAGE, At Sea (NNS) -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) departed Souda Bay following a scheduled mid-deployment maintenance and installation period, Dec. 5. During the port visit, Sailors worked alongside workers from Naval Ship Support Activity Detachment Naples, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Bath Iron Works and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division to perform the first installation of a Mk 59 decoy launching system on a U.S. Navy ship, as part of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Speed-to-Fleet initiative. "The Mk 59 system, being first installed on USS Ramage overseas in a condensed timeline proved that we can accomplish anything through teamwork, effort and creative thinking," said Lt. Anthony Griffin, systems test officer and installation coordinator. "Although this install was challenging, the Mk 59 brings added capability to the Navy and the benefits are well worth the endeavor." The system itself consists of a deck-mounted launch tube similar to the SLQ-49 "Rubber Duck" system phased out in the 1990s. Upon firing, the decoy automatically inflates on the surface beside the ship and floats freely past the stern to effectively counteract inbound threats. The advanced system offers increased defense capability against modern anti-ship missile threats, providing additional protection for the U.S. and its allies. Ramage is the first ship to receive the Mk 59 installation, with additional surface combatants scheduled for the next five years. "This installation proves one of the reasons why the U.S. Navy is still the most capable Navy in the world," said Cmdr. Dave Stoner, commanding officer aboard Ramage. "No other Navy can assemble a combined team of program office, public and private shipyard, technical experts and local workers along with a ship's crew and in just weeks accomplish a first ever installation on a forward-deployed ship. Our maintenance and logistics teams are strong and capable." |
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Vice Admiral Lawson Paterson Ramage (January 19, 1909 -
April 15, 1990): Lawson Paterson Ramage was born on 19 January 1909 in Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts. Appointed from Vermont to the U.S. Naval Academy, he graduated an Ensign in June 1931 and reported to the destroyer Dickerson, which was followed by duty on board USS Lawrence and USS Louisville. In June 1934, he was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade. Completing submarine instruction at the Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, in December 1935, he received orders to submarine S-29. While receiving instruction at the Post Graduate School at Annapolis, Maryland, Ramage was promoted to Lieutenant in January 1939. That September, he reported to the destroyer Sands. In March 1941, he was assigned as a Radio and Sound Officer with Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, then Territory of Hawaii, and was present during the Japanese attack on 7 December 1941. In April 1942, Ramage received orders to USS Grenadier. That June, he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and assumed command of USS Trout. In November, he was promoted to Commander. In June 1943, he transferred to command USS Parche. On 31 July 1944, teaming with USS Steelhead in a predawn surface attack on a Japanese convoy off Takao, Taiwan, Parche sank the Japanese transport Manko Maru and tanker Koei Maru while also damaging two other Japanese vessels. She then teamed up with her companion to sink Japanese army cargo ship Yoshino Maru. For his "conspicuous gallantry" on this occasion, Ramage was awarded the Medal of Honor. In January 1945, he was assigned to Commander Submarines, Pacific Fleet and transferred to Commander, Submarine Division Two. In August 1947, he served at the Chief of Naval Operations Office. Completing the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia, he was promoted to Captain in July 1950 and reported for staff duty with Commander, Submarines, Atlantic Fleet. In September 1951, Ramage became Commander, Submarine Squadron Six. Returning to sea in April 1953, he commanded the attack cargo ship Rankin. After instruction at the Naval War College and a brief tour with Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic, he returned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, where he was promoted to Rear Admiral in July 1956. In September 1958, he became Commander, Cruiser Division Two and again served at the Chief of Naval Operations until assigned as Deputy Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet in August 1962. In July 1963, Ramage was promoted to Vice Admiral and returned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The following year, he became Commander, First Fleet. In August 1966, he served as Deputy Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet and Chief of Staff and Aide to the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet. In March 1967, he was assigned as Commander Military Sea Transportation Service in Washington, D.C., until he retired from active duty in 1969 and placed on the retired list. Lawson P. Ramage died on 15 April 1990 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Medal of Honor citation: While conducting operations with USS STEELHEAD (SS 280) and USS HAMMERHEAD (SS 364) off the coast of Luzon, the group made contact with a large Japanese convoy. HAMMERHEAD attacked first but was unable to score any hits. Before dawn the next day (July 31, 1944), STEELHEAD and PARCHE made contact with the convoy and STEELHEAD scored several kills before having to disengage to reload torpedoes. Red Ramage saw his opportunity and took PARCHE into the middle of the convoy, engaging in a 46-minute running surface battle with the merchantmen and their escorts. Showing incredible poise and determination, Ramage cleared the bridge and took his boat among the ships, conducting high-speed evasions while firing salvo after salvo at the high value targets. He directed his crew to reload the torpedo tubes, something that was never previously done in combat. At one point, he passed within 50 feet of an enemy merchant, maneuvering violently to avoid collision while simultaneously firing three “down the throat” shots at the target. When he withdrew from the battle, PARCHE had fired nineteen torpedoes and scored hits on 5 ships. Postwar reconstruction credits him with sinking two and sharing credit for a third kill with STEELHEAD. For his heroic actions, CDR Ramage was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in January 1945.
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