USS Gridley (DDG-101)-- Part 3

NATO allied forces transit the Gulf of Cadiz during a photo-exercise as part of Dynamic Mariner 2019 as seen from the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG-101).

The NATO Maritime Command-led Dynamic Mariner/Flotex 19 (DYMR/FL 19) is an exercise that tests NATO's Response Force Maritime Component and enhances the flexibility and interoperability amongst allied nations.

DYMR/FL 19 involves ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from fifteen allied nations converging off the coast of Spain.

There were 18 countries involved, 32 surface ships, 2  submarines and  18 aircraft and took place off the coast of Spain  October 8-18, 2019.

Countries participating were Albania, Bulgaria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,  Spain, Turkey,  United Kingdom and the United States.

--Cooter

USS Gridley (DDG-101)-- Part 2: 'Fire When Ready' (Who Said That?)

 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Well, anybody who has been reading my Running the Blockade: Civil War Navy blog and this blog can probably guess the motto of this ship.

MOTTO:  Go ahead and guess.   Answer below.

COMMISSIONED:  10 February 2007

SPEED:  30+ knots

CREW:  320 to 380

ARMAMENT:

One 5-inch

Two 25mm autocannons

Four .50 caliber  machine guns

One 20 mm Phalanx CIWS

Two Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes

96 cell Mk 41 VLS for:

RIM-66 Standard Missile 2

BGM-109 Tomahawk

RUM-139 VL-ASROC missiles

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AIRCRAFT:   Two SH-60  Seahawk helicopters

Don't Think I'd Mess With This Ship.  --Cooter

In case you're wondering about the ship's motto, it is "Fire When Ready."  Who'd have figured that?

USS Gridley (DDG-101)-- Part 1

From the Paralyzed veterans of America 2021 October Calendar.  Each month, the calendar features a ship in the U.S. Navy that is currently serving.

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GENERAL CHACTERISTICS

BUILDER:  Bath Iron Works, Bath Maine

LAUNCHED:  December 28, 2005

HOMEPORT:  Everett, Washington

DISPLACEMENT:   Approximately 9,200 tons full load

LENGTH:   508.5 feet

BEAM:  67 feet

DRAFT:  30.5 feet

This ship is of particular interest to me because it was named after a naval officer, Charles V. Gridley,  I've written a lot about in this blog and in my Running the Blockade: Civil War Navy blog.

--Cooter