USS Ross (DDG-71)

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:aircraftCarried SH-60 Seahawk (capable)
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkb:Standard_Missiles
gptkb:Tomahawk_missiles
gptkb:Mk_41_VLS
machine guns
torpedoes
5-inch/54 caliber gun
Harpoon missiles
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Battle_Efficiency_Award
gptkb:Navy_E_Ribbon
gptkb:NATO_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Navy_Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon
gptkb:Navy_and_Marine_Corps_Overseas_Service_Ribbon
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal
gptkbp:beam 66 ft
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Ingalls_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:callsign gptkb:NROA
gptkbp:class gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class
gptkbp:commissioned 28 June 1997
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement approx. 300
gptkbp:displacement 9,200 tons
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Norfolk,_Virginia
gptkb:Rota,_Spain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Ross (DDG-71)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:DDG-71
gptkbp:laidDown 10 April 1995
gptkbp:launched 22 March 1996
gptkbp:length 505 ft
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Fortune_Favors_the_Brave
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Donald_K._Ross
gptkbp:notableEvent Forward deployed to Rota, Spain as part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
Launched Tomahawk missiles at Syrian targets in April 2017
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Destroyer_Squadron_60
gptkb:United_States_Sixth_Fleet
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines
gptkbp:speed 30+ knots
gptkbp:status active service
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Admiral_Lisa_Franchetti
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4