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US Navy - Guided Missile Destroyer DDG 71 - USS Ross |
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Type,
class: Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG; Arleigh Burke
class, Flight I Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA STATUS: Awarded: April 8, 1992 Laid down: April 10, 1995 Launched: March 22, 1996 Commissioned: June 28, 1997 IN SERVICE Homeport: forward deployed to Naval Station Rota, Spain Namesake: Captain Donald Kirby Ross (1910-1992) Ships Motto: FORTUNE FAVORS VALOR Technical Data: see: INFO > Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG |
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 returning from sea trials after an 18-month Extended Dry-Docking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA) at BAE Systems Ship Repair, Norfolk - Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - May 24, 2024  arriving at her new homeport, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 10, 2022  arriving at her new homeport, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 10, 2022  arriving at her new homeport, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 10, 2022  departing Naval Station Rota, Spain - June 2022  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - April 2022  Mediterranean Sea - April 2022  Mediterranean Sea - March 2022  Mediterranean Sea - March 2022  Mediterranean Sea - March 2022  Mediterranean Sea - March 2022  Mediterranean Sea - March 2022  Mediterranean Sea - March 2022  Mk.45 gun fire - Mediterranean Sea - March 2022  Mk.15 Mod.31 SeaRAM CIWS and Mk.141 tube launcher for RGM-84 Harpoon SSM - Mediterranean Sea - March 2022  Toulon, France - January 2022  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - July 2021  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - July 2021  during Exercise Sea Breeze - Black Sea - July 2021  during Exercise Sea Breeze - Black Sea - July 2021  Odesa, Ukraine - July 2021  Odesa, Ukraine - July 2021  off Odesa, Ukraine - July 2021  off Odesa, Ukraine - July 2021  Odesa, Ukraine - June 2021  Bosphorus Strait - June 2021  Bosphorus Strait - June 2021  firing a Standard Missile SM-2MR - North Sea - June 2021  firing a Standard Missile SM-2MR - North Sea - June 2021  Haakonsvern, Norway - May 2021  Baltic Sea - November 2020  Tromso, Norway - November 2020  Mk.45 gun fire during NATO Exercise Joint Warrior - The Minch, Scotland - October 2020  Mediterranean Sea - March 2020  Suez Canal, Egypt - January 2020  Mediterranean Sea - December 2019  Kiel, Germany - June 2019  engine control console - June 2019  departing Naval Station Rota, Spain - June 4, 2019  Mk.38 Mod.2 machine gun control console - Strait of Gibraltar - May 2019  Mk.45 gun maintenance - Mediterranean Sea - May 2019  Batumi, Georgia - April 2019  Varna, Bulgaria - April 2019  Naval Support Facility Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - April 2019  Naval Support Facility Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - April 2019  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - November 2018  Mk.45 gun control console - Mediterranean Sea - September 2018  Mk.45 gun fire exercise - Mediterranean Sea - August 2018  Naval Station Rota, Spain - June 2018  Mk.15 Phalanx CIWS fire exercise - Atlantic Ocean - April 2018  Naval Station Rota, Spain - March 2018  Naval Station Rota, Spain - March 2018  Constanta, Romania - February 2018  Constanta, Romania - February 2018  propulsion and auxilary control room - Adriatic Sea - February 2018  Mk.45 gun fire exercise - Atlantic Ocean - January 2018  departing Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 8, 2018  Lisbon, Portugal - December 2017  Lisbon, Portugal - December 2017  Mk.45 Mod.2 gun maintenance - Naval Station Rota, Spain - July 2017  Norwegian Sea - July 2017  Tromso, Norway - June 2017  Tromso, Norway - June 2017  Trondheim, Norway - June 2017  Reykjavik, Iceland - June 2017  departing Naval Station Rota, Spain - June 14, 2017  ship's helm - Mediterranean Sea - May 2017  Mediterranean Sea - May 2017  Mediterranean Sea - May 2017  Mediterranean Sea - May 2017  electronic plant control unit - Mediterranean Sea - April 2017  propulsion and auxiliary control unit - Mediterranean Sea - April 2017  Mediterranean Sea - April 2017  USS Ross fires a BGM-109 Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) - April 7, 2017  firing a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) from her Mk.15 Mod.31 SeaRAM CIWS - Mediterranean Sea - March 2017  Naval Station Rota, Spain - March 2017  Naval Station Rota, Spain - March 2017  missile canister onload exercise - Naval Station Rota, Spain - March 2017  gas turbine control console in the central control station - September 2016  combat information center (CIC) - August 2016  Larnaca, Cyprus - August 2016  countermeasures washdown system test - Mediterranean Sea - August 2016  Black Sea - July 2016  Odesa, Ukraine - July 2016  Mediterranean Sea - July 2016  President Barack Obama departs USS Ross after a tour aboard the ship at Naval Station Rota, Spain - July 2016  Naval Station Rota, Spain - January 2016  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece - January 2016  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece - January 2016  Mediterranean Sea - December 2015  Atlantic Ocean - October 2015  Gaeta, Italy - July 2015  Naval Station Rota, Spain - June 2015  Black Sea - June 2015  ship's helm on the bridge - May 2015  Constanta, Romania - May 2015  Mk.45 gun control console - March 2015  returning to Naval Station Rota, Spain - November 18, 2014  Black Sea - September 2014  during NATO Exercise Sea Breeze - Black Sea - September 2014  Constanta, Romania - September 2014  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - August 2014  Mk.38 25mm machine gun live-fire exercise - Mediterranean Sea - August 2014  Naval Station Rota, Spain - July 2014  Naval Station Rota, Spain - July 2014  arriving at her new homeport, Naval Station Rota, Spain - June 16, 2014  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia for the journey to her new homeport, Rota, Spain - June 3, 2014  Atlantic Ocean - March 2014  moored at BAE Systems, Norfolk, Virginia - April 2013  USS Ross prepares to get underway from Naval Station Norfolk in advance of Hurricane Sandy - October 26, 2012  USS Ross prepares to get underway from Naval Station Norfolk in advance of Hurricane Sandy - October 26, 2012  Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - October 2012  Fleet Fest Norfolk, Virginia - October 2012  Fleet Week Port Everglades, Florida - May 2011  Fleet Week Port Everglades, Florida - April 2011  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - December 20, 2010  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - July 11, 2008  Atlantic Ocean - March 2008  Atlantic Ocean - February 2008  Atlantic Ocean - February 2008  Atlantic Ocean - February 2008  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - February 2008  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - February 2008  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - November 2006  returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - November 2006  Atlantic Ocean - October 2005  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2005  departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia - September 2005  New York Fleet Week - May 2002  New York Fleet Week - May 2002  builder's trials - 1997 |
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USS Ross (DDG 71): ROSS' keel was laid in April 1995 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and she was christened one year later by her sponsor Helen Lou Ross, widow of the ship's namesake. ROSS' crew of plankowners moved aboard in April 1997 and sailed her to Galveston, Texas, where she was commissioned on June 28, 1997. After commissioning, ROSS completed Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials, an Inter Deployment Training Cycle, and left on her maiden deployment March 26, 1999 as part of the THEODORE ROOSEVELT Battle Group. ROSS' first deployment included Tomahawk missile strikes in support of Operation ALLIED FORCE in Kosovo, the first-ever combat operation in NATO history. ROSS was awarded the Battle Efficiency "E" for calendar year 1999 in recognition of her outstanding performance throughout her work-ups and during her deployment. ROSS returned to Norfolk, Virginia in September 1999 and, following a maintenance period, deployed as the flagship for Commander, Carrier Group EIGHT, in support of Exercise BALTOPS 2000 in April 2000. This exercise featured over 50 ships from 14 nations. During BALTOPS, ROSS made port visits to France, Sweden, and Germany. On September 11, 2001 ROSS deployed on three-hours notice in order to defend the United States' eastern seaboard in response to the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. ROSS acted for a time as Regional Air Defense Commander, in support of Commander, North American Air Defense Command. ROSS was also recognized that year with the prestigious Arizona Memorial Trophy for being the most combat ready ship in the U. S. Navy. Just weeks after the attacks, on October 17, 2001 ROSS again deployed, this time to the Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. While deployed, ROSS played a crucial role on the global war on terrorism and provided much needed air defense and strike capabilities. Returning from deployment in April 16, 2002, ROSS maintained her combat readiness by participating in numerous exercises, including BALTOPS 2003, and completed the inter-deployment training cycle to prepare for her next deployment. On April 30, 2004, ROSS left Norfolk, Virginia on her third deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The ship completed four months of operations in the FIFTH and SIXTH Fleet areas of responsibility, conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations and participating in the ceremonies surrounding the 50th commemoration of the Allied assault at Normandy. Shortly after her return in August 2004, ROSS commenced an accelerated basic training cycle and entered Metro Machine Shipyard for her first docking maintenance period in March 2005. She emerged in June, and then spent the summer pursuing the balance of her warfare certifications. In September 2005, she was selected to replace USS THOMAS S. GATES as flagship for UNITAS 47-06, after a significant portion of GATES' crew was displaced in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. With only two weeks’ notice, ROSS put to sea for a two-month deployment embarking Commander, Destroyer Squadron SIX and sailing to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the multinational exercise. ROSS returned on Thanksgiving Day 2005, and then began preparations for another overseas movement, departing Norfolk in February 2006 to participate in NEPTUNE WARRIOR 061 in the waters surrounding Scotland. Upon return to Norfolk, ROSS’ crew has only one month to prepare for a six-month deployment in support of Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR in the Mediterranean Sea. ROSS deployed on May 1, 2006 as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG 2). During the deployment ROSS conducted more than 850 queries of merchant shipping, over 40 helicopter landings, and traveled more than 45,000 nautical miles. ROSS returned to Norfolk November 6, 2006 having spent 10 of the past 14 months at sea. 2007 began with ROSS preparing for a scheduled February INSURV (Board of Inspection and Survey). That inspection was moved to August and in April ROSS entered BAE Shipyard for a two and a half month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA). During the SRA ROSS received the Tactical Tomahawk WCS (TTWCS), berthing modifications, SHF SATCOM, and the crew performed major preservation work throughout the ship. In 2007 ROSS completed major Engineering inspections as well as INSURV. On February 20th, 2008 ROSS deployed to the FIFTH and SIXTH Fleet areas of responsibility for a 5 1/2 month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. On June 28, 2008 ROSS celebrated its 11th birthday, having been placed in commission 11 years earlier. On November 12, 2009, the Missile Defense Agency announced that Ross would be upgraded during fiscal 2012 to RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) capability in order to function as part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. In September 2014, responding to turmoil in Ukraine, the US Navy announced that a guided missile destroyer had entered the Black Sea in order to participate with Ukrainian ships in the naval exercise "Sea Breeze". Ross "serves to demonstrate the United States' commitment to strengthening the collective security of NATO allies and partners in the region," the Navy said in a press release. In November 2014, three sailors from Ross were attacked while ashore in the port of Istanbul, apparently by members of the Turkey Youth Union. In May 2015, Ross was buzzed by a pair of Russian Su-24 Fencers at a distance of 500 m (1,600 ft) while the ship was on-station in the Black Sea. Russian Federation State media RIA Novosti quoted a military source, which claimed that Ross had acted aggressively and was scared away by the bombers. The US Navy published a statement, denying the Russian claims and pointing out that the ship was in international waters and did not deviate from its operations. On 21 October 2015, Ross intercepted a Terrier missile as part of ASD-15 anti-ballistic missile testing in the North Sea. Ross spent the summer of 2017 conducting anti-submarine patrols around the Norwegian Sea and the Arctic Ocean. On 7 April 2017, Ross and Porter, from their positions in the Eastern Mediterranean, fired a total of 59 Tomahawk missiles at specific military targets at the Shayrat airfield in Syria. The missile barrage was in response to the death of at least 80 civilians in the immediate aftermath of 4 April 2017, Khan Shaykhun chemical attack in Idlib province, an attack that the US government concluded was launched by the Syrian regime, from Shayrat. On 16 February 2018, Ross joined USS Carney (DDG-64) in the Black Sea for an "unspecified regional proactive presence mission". The move follows increased tensions between Russia and the U.S. after American federal prosecutors announced indictments against 13 Russian citizens for their alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign. In December 2019, Ross arrived in Odessa, Ukraine, on Christmas Eve, part of its mission in the Black Sea. Ross is the first U.S. vessel to stop in Odessa since the USS Porter made a port call there in October. On 6 September 2022, Ross departed Rota and began her journey to Norfolk for a scheduled port shift. |
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Captain Donald Kirby Ross (December 8, 1910 - May 27, 1992): Donald Kirby Ross was born in Beverly, Kansas, on December 8, 1910. He enlisted in the Navy in Denver, Colorado, on June 3, 1929, graduated company honor man from basic training, San Diego, completed Machinist Mate School, Norfolk, VA first in his class and was assigned to USS Henderson on a China service run. While serving in hospital ship Relief, Ross saw his first action (with the Marines) in Nicaragua in 1931. Advancing through the rates on the minesweeper USS Brant, destroyer USS Simpson and cruiser USS Minneapolis, he attained the rank of Warrant Officer and was assigned to USS Nevada (BB-36). It was on USS Nevada that Ross distinguished himself on December 7, 1941 by assuming responsibility to furnish power under untenable conditions, to get the ship underway - the only battleship to do so during the Japanese attack. "When his station in the forward dynamo room became almost untenable due to smoke, steam and heat," reads Ross' citation, "he forced his men to leave that station and performed all the duties himself until blinded and unconscious. Upon being rescued and resuscitated, he returned and secured the forward dynamo room and proceeded to the after dynamo room, where he was later again rendered unconscious by exhaustion. Upon recovering consciousness, he returned to his station, where he remained until directed to abandon it." Ross was presented the Medal of Honor by Admiral Chester Nimitz on April 18, 1942, and was commissioned an Ensign in June 1942. Later in the war, he also participated in the landings at Normandy and Southern France. Ross retired in July 1956 as a Captain, after 27 years of consecutive active duty aboard every type of surface ship then afloat. Making his home in Washington State after leaving the Navy, Captain Ross was active in farm life and community affairs, and in perpetuating the memory of the Pearl Harbor attack, which he described as "not a story about a defeat. It's a story about a job well done". He attended 50th Anniversary ceremonies at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1991, during which a memorial was dedicated to his old ship, USS Nevada. Captain Donald K. Ross died at Bremerton, Washington, on 27 May 1992. His ashes were scattered at sea over the USS Nevada. Medal of Honor citation of Lieutenant Commander Donald Kirby Ross: (as printed in the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy", page 252): "For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage and disregard of his own life during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, by Japanese Forces on 7 December 1941. When his station in the forward dynamo room of the U.S.S. Nevada became almost untenable due to smoke, steam and heat, Lieutenant Commander Ross forced his men to leave that station and performed all the duties himself until blinded and unconscious. Upon being rescued and resuscitated, he returned and secured the forward dynamo room and proceeded to the after dynamo room where he was later again rendered unconscious by exhaustion. Again recovering consciousness he returned to his station where he remained until directed to abandon it."
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