Navy Commissions Guided Missile Destroyer
The U.S. Navy on Saturday commissioned the guided missile destroyer McCampbell, one of the newest such ships in its fleet.
It was named after the late Capt. David McCampbell, who won the Medal of Honor as a commander during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944. He died in 1996.
The ceremony, which was closed to the public for security reasons, was attended by more than 4,000 guests, including police officers, firefighters and the ship’s crew.
The ship was built in Bath, Maine, launched in July 2000 and delivered to the Navy in March.
It will be based in San Diego, with a crew of 335 men and women from 41 states, including 64 from California.
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