USS Michael Murphy
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USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) navigating toward open waters off the coast of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in 2013.
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| Name: | USS Michael Murphy |
| Namesake: | Michael P. Murphy |
| Awarded: | 13 September 2002 |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: | 18 June 2010 |
| Sponsored by: | Maureen Murphy |
| Christened: | 7 May 2011 |
| Launched: | 8 May 2011 |
| Commissioned: | 6 October 2012 |
| Homeport: | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Status: | in active service |
| Badge: |  |
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| Class and type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 9,200 tons |
| Length: | 510 ft (160 m) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draft: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | 35+ knots |
| Complement: | 323 Sailors (23 officers and 300 enlisted) |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2× SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
| Notes: | Michael Murphy (DDG 112) was to be the last of the 62 Arleigh Burke destroyers but, following the proposed cancellation of the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer programme after the completion of the first three vessels, the US Navy will continue construction on the Arleigh Burke class. |
USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) is the 62nd ship of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. She is named for Medal of Honor recipient Michael P. Murphy (1976–2005). Her contract was awarded on 13 September 2002 to the Bath Iron Works and Vice Admiral John Morgan, the first commanding officer of Arleigh Burke, made the first cut of steel. DDG-112 was named Michael Murphy by Secretary of the Navy, Donald C. Winter on 7 May 2008 and her keel was laid down on 18 June 2010. The ship was christened on 7 May 2011, Murphy's birthday, by her sponsor Maureen Murphy, Michael Murphy's mother.
On 18 June 2010, Maureen Murphy and Edwin Bard inscribed the signatures of Murphy's family on an iron plate during a dedication ceremony for Michael Murphy. The plate was affixed to the ship's hull during construction. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in June 2005. He was the first sailor awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.
After its 7 May 2011 christening, the destroyer was moved to dry dock for several months in order to finalize the vessel's construction.
On 1 October 2012 the destroyer arrived in New York for its commissioning, which occurred on 6 October. Built by Bath Iron Works, the 509-foot (155 m) long ship was to be based in Pearl Harbor.
On 16 October 2012 Michael Murphy arrived in Barbados for its first international port of call. Led by Ambassador Larry L. Palmer, dozens of sailors ventured out into the community today to help the children of Barbados at the Boscobelle Primary School and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. On 21 November, Michael Murphy arrived at her home port of Naval Station Pearl Harbor (part of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam).
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