USS Fitzgerald
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Construction started | February 9, 1993 |
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Launched | January 29, 1994 |
Aircraft carried | Sikorsky MH-60R |
Namesake | William Charles Fitzgerald |
Commissioned | 14 October 1995 |
Status | Undergoing repairs after a 2017 accident |
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ID | 772422 |
About USS Fitzgerald
USS Fitzgerald, named for United States Navy officer Lieutenant William Charles Fitzgerald, is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the US Navy. In the early morning hours of 17 June 2017, the ship was involved in a collision with the container ship MV ACX Crystal, seriously damaging the destroyer.