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Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG; Arleigh Burke class, Flight IIA Builder: General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA STATUS: Awarded: September 13, 2002 Laid down: June 18, 2010 Christened: May 7, 2011 Launched: May 8, 2011 Commissioned: October 6, 2012 IN SERVICE Homeport: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Namesake: LT Michael Patrick Murphy (1976-2005) Ship's Motto: LEAD THE FIGHT Technical Data: see: INFO > Arleigh Burke class Guided Missile Destroyer - DDG |
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 3rd Fleet AOR - February 2024  in dry dock at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) - January 2023  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - February 3, 2022  Indian Ocean - January 2022  Gulf of Aden - December 2021  Port of Djibouti - November 2021  Arabian Sea - September 2021  Pacific Ocean - July 2021  San Diego, California - February 2021  remembrance day - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - December 7, 2020  remembrance day - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - December 7, 2020  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - September 2020  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - September 2020  departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - July 25, 2020  Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire exercise - Pacific Ocean - July 2020  Mk.38 Mod.2 machine gun fire exercise - Pacific Ocean - October 2019  Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire exercise - Pacific Ocean - August 2019  Pacific Ocean - August 2019  Pacific Ocean - August 2019  Pacific Ocean - July 2019  exercise Teamwork South - Pacific Ocean off Chile - July 2019  during exercise UNITAS - Valparaiso, Chile - June 2019  during exercise UNITAS - Valparaiso, Chile - June 2019  during exercise UNITAS - Valparaiso, Chile - June 2019  during exercise UNITAS - Valparaiso, Chile - June 2019  weapons onload - Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California - March 2019  remembrance day - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - December 7, 2018  exercise KAKADU 18 - off Darwin, Australia - August 2018  exercise KAKADU 18 - off Darwin, Australia - August 2018  exercise KAKADU 18 - off Darwin, Australia - August 2018  exercise KAKADU 18 - off Darwin, Australia - August 2018  exercise KAKADU 18 - off Darwin, Australia - August 2018  Pacific Ocean - June 2018  Rose Festival, Portland, Oregon - June 2018  Rose Festival, Portland, Oregon - June 2018  Rose Festival, Portland, Oregon - June 2018  Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - May 2018  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - April 18, 2018  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - April 18, 2018  off California - November 2017  Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire exercise - Pacific Ocean - November 2017  Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire exercise - Pacific Ocean - November 2017  Seattle Sea Fair, Washington - August 2017  Seattle Sea Fair - August 2017  Seattle Sea Fair - August 2017  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - June 13, 2017  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - June 13, 2017  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - June 13, 2017  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - June 13, 2017  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - June 13, 2017  Pacific Ocean - May 2017  Pacific Ocean - May 2017  Pacific Ocean - March 2017  Pacific Ocean - March 2017  departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - January 2017  Pacific Ocean - August 2016  Mk.45 Mod.4 5"/62 gun - August 2016  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - December 2015  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, after her maiden deployment - May 2015  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, after her maiden deployment - May 2015  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, after her maiden deployment - May 2015  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, after her maiden deployment - May 2015  returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, after her maiden deployment - May 2015  Pacific Ocean - March 2015  Philippine Sea - March 2015  Apra Harbor, Guam - March 2015  off Korea - March 2015  off Korea - March 2015  Pacific Ocean - November 2014  departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii for her maiden deployment - October 2014  during exercise RIMPAC - Pacific Ocean - July 2014  during exercise RIMPAC - Pacific Ocean - July 2014  departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii for exercise RIMPAC - July 2014  Mk.45 Mod.4 gun fire - Pacific Ocean - May 2014  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - March 2014  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - March 2014  during exercise Koa-Kai 14-1 - off Hawaii - January 2014  during exercise Koa-Kai 14-1 - off Hawaii - January 2014  during exercise Koa-Kai 14-1 - off Hawaii - January 2014  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - December 2013  returning to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - March 2013  returning to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - March 2013  returning to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - March 2013  USS Michael Murphy launches a RIM-66M Standard Missile SM-2 - March 2013  USS Michael Murphy launches a RIM-66M Standard Missile SM-2 - March 2013  USS Michael Murphy launches a RUM-139 Vertical Launched Anti-Ship Rocket (VL-ASROC) - March 2013  departing Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - January 2013  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - January 2013  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - January 2013  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - December 2012  arriving at her new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - November 21, 2012  arriving at her new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - November 21, 2012  arriving at her new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - November 21, 2012  arriving at her new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - November 21, 2012  arriving at her new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii - November 21, 2012  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - December 2012  off Hawaii - November 2012  off Hawaii - November 2012  commissioning ceremony - New York - October 6, 2012  commissioning ceremony - New York - October 6, 2012  commissioning ceremony - New York - October 6, 2012  commissioning ceremony - New York - October 6, 2012  PCU Michael Murphy approaching New York for her upcoming commissioning - October 2012  New York - October 2012  New York - October 2012  Kennebec River - September 2012  trials - March 2012  trials - March 2012  christening ceremony - Bath, Maine - May 7, 2011 |
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USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112): On 16 October 2012 Michael Murphy arrived in Barbados for her first international port of call. Led by Ambassador Larry L. Palmer, dozens of sailors ventured out into the community to help the children of Barbados at the Boscobelle Primary School and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The sailors presented stuffed animals to the children at the hospital. At the primary school, the crew members helped to beautify the school grounds by planting trees, as well as clearing away brush and debris. The students of the primary school also had stuffed animals donated to them by the sailors. On 21 November, Michael Murphy arrived at her home port of Naval Station Pearl Harbor, part of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. On 15 February 2013 Michael Murphy held her first family day cruise. On 23 May 2013 Michael Murphy held her first change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. On 4 February 2014 Michael Murphy participated with aviation forces from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps in joint training exercise Koa Kai. Participating units conducted integrated flight operations, anti-surface and anti-submarine training. On 28 February, the Royal Canadian Navy ship HMCS Protecteur suffered a fire and breakdown approximately 340 nautical miles (630 km) northeast of Pearl Harbor that left the ship stranded without power, lighting or water. Michael Murphy, already underway, was immediately dispatched to assist in towing and recovery efforts. Michael Murphy received 17 family members of the crew and two civilian contractors from Protecteur; however, due to adverse weather conditions, Michael Murphy's attempts to take her under tow were unsuccessful. USS Chosin, a Ticonderoga-class cruiser, arrived two days later, connected to and towed the stricken ship until the towing cable broke. Finally, USNS Sioux, a Powhatan-class fleet ocean tug, arrived on 2 March to assume the towing duties and brought Protecteur into Naval Station Pearl Harbor on 6 March. On 7 July 2014 Michael Murphy departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam to participate in the at-sea phase of the multinational exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). On 26 June, RIMPAC 2014 commenced and Michael Murphy participated in all 36 days, including the closing reception on 1 August. On 20 October 2014, Michael Murphy departed on her first deployment to the Western Pacific with the United States Seventh Fleet. On 26 May 2015, Michael Murphy was awarded with a Canadian Forces Unit Commendation in recognition of the service she provided to the stranded Canadian naval vessel HMCS Protecteur after she had caught fire at sea. In January 2017, Michael Murphy, along with sister Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer and Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Lake Champlain, accompanied Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in a deployment to the western Pacific. In April of that year, the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) cancelled a scheduled port call in Australia in response to increasing tensions between North Korea (DPRK) and the United States over the DPRK's nuclear weapons program. Michael Murphy participated in KAKADU 2018, a multinational exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Navy. During the sea phase of the exercise, forces from twenty-seven countries will train together in several complex warfighting scenarios, including an air defense exercise, gunnery exercise, search and rescue training, underway replenishment approaches, anti-submarine warfare vulnerability training, and divisional tactics. Michael Murphy deployed to the U.S. Fourth Fleet area of operations, following her participation in exercises UNITAS LX and Teamwork South 2019 in Valparaiso, Chile, from 24 June to 3 July. source: wikipedia |
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Lieutenant Michael Patrick Murphy, USN (May 7, 1976 - June
28, 2005): Lt. Michael P. Murphy, fondly referred to by friends and family as “Murph,” was born May 7, 1976 in Smithtown, N.Y. and grew up in the New York City commuter town of Patchogue, N.Y. on Long Island. Murphy grew up active in sports and attended Patchogue's Saxton Middle School. In high school, Murphy took a summer lifeguard job at the Brookhaven town beach in Lake Ronkonkoma - a job he returned to each summer through his college years. Murphy graduated from Patchogue-Medford High School in 1994. Murphy attended Penn State University, where he was an exceptional all-around athlete and student, excelling at ice hockey and graduating with honors. He was an avid reader; his reading tastes ranged from the Greek historian Herodotus to Tolstoy's "War and Peace." Murphy's favorite book was Steven Pressfield’s “Gates of Fire,” about the Spartan stand at Thermopylae. In 1998, he graduated with a pair of Bachelor of Arts degrees from Penn State -- in political science and psychology. Following graduation, he was accepted to several law schools, but instead he changed course. Slightly built at 5 feet 10 inches, Murphy decided to attend SEAL mentoring sessions at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point with his sights on becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL. Murphy accepted an appointment to the Navy's Officer Candidate School at Pensacola, Fla., in September, 2000. Murphy was commissioned as an ensign in the Navy on Dec. 13, 2000, and began Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training in Coronado, Calif., in January 2001, graduating with Class 236. BUD/S is a six-month training course and the first step to becoming a Navy SEAL. Upon graduation from BUD/S, he attended the Army Jump School, SEAL Qualification Training and SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV) school. Lt. Murphy earned his SEAL Trident and checked on board SDV Team (SDVT) 1 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in July of 2002. In October of 2002, he deployed with Foxtrot Platoon to Jordan as the liaison officer for Exercise Early Victor. Following his tour with SDVT-1, Lt. Murphy was assigned to Special Operations Central Command in Florida and deployed to Qatar in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After returning from Qatar, Lt. Murphy was deployed to the Horn of Africa, Djibouti, to assist in the operational planning of future SDV missions. In early 2005, Murphy was assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1 as assistant officer in charge of ALFA Platoon and deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. On June 28, 2005, Lt. Murphy was the officer-in-charge of a four-man SEAL element in support of Operation Red Wing tasked with finding key anti-coalition militia commander near Asadabad, Afghanistan. Shortly after inserting into the objective area, the SEALs were spotted by three goat herders who were initially detained and then released. It is believed the goat herders immediately reported the SEALs’ presence to Taliban fighters. A fierce gun battle ensued on the steep face of the mountain between the SEALs and a much larger enemy force. Despite the intensity of the firefight and suffering grave gunshot wounds himself, Murphy is credited with risking his own life to save the lives of his teammates. Murphy, intent on making contact with headquarters, but realizing this would be impossible in the extreme terrain where they were fighting, unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his own life moved into the open, where he could gain a better position to transmit a call to get help for his men. Moving away from the protective mountain rocks, he knowingly exposed himself to increased enemy gunfire. This deliberate and heroic act deprived him of cover and made him a target for the enemy. While continuing to be fired upon, Murphy made contact with the SOF Quick Reaction Force at Bagram Air Base and requested assistance. He calmly provided his unit’s location and the size of the enemy force while requesting immediate support for his team. At one point, he was shot in the back causing him to drop the transmitter. Murphy picked it back up, completed the call and continued firing at the enemy who was closing in. Severely wounded, Lt. Murphy returned to his cover position with his men and continued the battle. As a result of Murphy’s call, an MH-47 Chinook helicopter, with eight additional SEALs and eight Army Night Stalkers aboard, was sent in as part of the QRF to extract the four embattled SEALs. As the Chinook drew nearer to the fight, a rocket-propelled grenade hit the helicopter, causing it to crash and killing all 16 men aboard. On the ground and nearly out of ammunition, the four SEALs, continued to fight. By the end of a two-hour gunfight that careened through the hills and over cliffs, Murphy, Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny Dietz and Sonar Technician 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew Axelson had fallen. An estimated 35 Taliban were also dead. The fourth SEAL, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marcus Luttrell, was blasted over a ridge by a rocket-propelled grenade and knocked unconscious. Though severely wounded, the fourth SEAL and sole survivor, Luttrell, was able to evade the enemy for nearly a day; after which local nationals came to his aide, carrying him to a nearby village where they kept him for three more days. Luttrell was rescued by U.S. Forces on July 2, 2005. By his undaunted courage, intrepid fighting spirit and inspirational devotion to his men in the face of certain death, Lt. Murphy was able to relay the position of his unit, an act that ultimately led to the rescue of Luttrell and the recovery of the remains of the three who were killed in the battle. Lt. Murphy was buried at Calverton National Cemetery less than 20 miles from his childhood home. Lt. Murphy’s other personal awards include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Ribbon and National Defense Service Medal. Lt. Murphy is survived by his mother Maureen Murphy; his father Dan Murphy; and his brother John Murphy. Dan and Maureen Murphy, who were divorced in 1999, remain close friends and continue to live in N.Y. Their son John, 22, attends the New York Institute of Technology, and upon graduation will pursue a career in criminal justice, having been accepted to the New York City Police Deparment. Medal of Honor citation: The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to LIEUTENANT MICHAEL P. MURPHY UNITED STATES NAVY For service as set forth in the following CITATION: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and above and beyond the call of duty as the leader of a special reconnaissance element with Naval Special Warfare task unit Afghanistan on 27 and 28 June 2005. While leading a mission to locate a high-level anti-coalition militia leader, Lieutenant Murphy demonstrated extraordinary heroism in the face of grave danger in the vicinity of Asadabad, Konar Province, Afghanistan. On 28 June 2005, operating in an extremely rugged enemy-controlled area, Lieutenant Murphy's team was discovered by anti-coalition militia sympathizers, who revealed their position to Taliban fighters. As a result, between 30 and 40 enemy fighters besieged his four member team. Demonstrating exceptional resolve, Lieutenant Murphy valiantly led his men in engaging the large enemy force. The ensuing fierce firefight resulted in numerous enemy casualties, as well as the wounding of all four members of the team. Ignoring his own wounds and demonstrating exceptional composure, Lieutenant Murphy continued to lead and encourage his men. When the primary communicator fell mortally wounded, Lieutenant Murphy repeatedly attempted to call for assistance for his beleaguered teammates. Realizing the impossibility of communicating in the extreme terrain, and in the face of almost certain death, he fought his way into open terrain to gain a better position to transmit a call. This deliberate, heroic act deprived him of cover, exposing him to direct enemy fire. Finally achieving contact with his headquarters, Lieutenant Murphy maintained his exposed position while he provided his location and requested immediate support for his team. In his final act of bravery, he continued to engage the enemy until he was mortally wounded, gallantly giving his life for his country and for the cause of freedom. By his selfless leadership, Lieutenant Murphy reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. Signed George W. Bush - - - Summary of action Operation Redwing - June 28, 2005: On June 28, 2005, deep behind enemy lines east of Asadabad in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan, a very committed four-man Navy SEAL team was conducting a reconnaissance mission at the unforgiving altitude of approximately 10,000 feet. The SEALs, Lt. Michael Murphy, Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny Dietz, Sonar Technician 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew Axelson and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marcus Luttrell had a vital task. The four SEALs were scouting Ahmad Shah – a terrorist in his mid-30s who grew up in the adjacent mountains just to the south. Under the assumed name Muhammad Ismail, Shah led a guerrilla group known to locals as the "Mountain Tigers" that had aligned with the Taliban and other militant groups close to the Pakistani border. The SEAL mission was compromised when the team was spotted by local nationals, who presumably reported its presence and location to the Taliban. A fierce firefight erupted between the four SEALs and a much larger enemy force of more than 50 anti-coalition militia. The enemy had the SEALs outnumbered. They also had terrain advantage. They launched a well-organized, three-sided attack on the SEALs. The firefight continued relentlessly as the overwhelming militia forced the team deeper into a ravine. Trying to reach safety, the four men, now each wounded, began bounding down the mountain's steep sides, making leaps of 20 to 30 feet. Approximately 45 minutes into the fight, pinned down by overwhelming forces, Dietz, the communications petty officer, sought open air to place a distress call back to the base. But before he could, he was shot in the hand, the blast shattering his thumb. Despite the intensity of the firefight and suffering grave gunshot wounds himself, Murphy is credited with risking his own life to save the lives of his teammates. Murphy, intent on making contact with headquarters, but realizing this would be impossible in the extreme terrain where they were fighting, unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his own life moved into the open, where he could gain a better position to transmit a call to get help for his men. Moving away from the protective mountain rocks, he knowingly exposed himself to increased enemy gunfire. This deliberate and heroic act deprived him of cover and made him a target for the enemy. While continuing to be fired upon, Murphy made contact with the SOF Quick Reaction Force at Bagram Air Base and requested assistance. He calmly provided his unit’s location and the size of the enemy force while requesting immediate support for his team. At one point he was shot in the back causing him to drop the transmitter. Murphy picked it back up, completed the call and continued firing at the enemy who was closing in. Severely wounded, Lt. Murphy returned to his cover position with his men and continued the battle. An MH-47 Chinook helicopter, with eight additional SEALs and eight Army Night Stalkers aboard, was sent is as part of an extraction mission to pull out the four embattled SEALs. The MH-47 was escorted by heavily-armored, Army attack helicopters. Entering a hot combat zone, attack helicopters are used initially to neutralize the enemy and make it safer for the lightly-armored, personnel-transport helicopter to insert. The heavy weight of the attack helicopters slowed the formation’s advance prompting the MH-47 to outrun their armored escort. They knew the tremendous risk going into an active enemy area in daylight, without their attack support, and without the cover of night. Risk would, of course, be minimized if they put the helicopter down in a safe zone. But knowing that their warrior brothers were shot, surrounded and severely wounded, the rescue team opted to directly enter the oncoming battle in hopes of landing on brutally hazardous terrain. As the Chinook raced to the battle, a rocket-propelled grenade struck the helicopter, killing all 16 men aboard. On the ground and nearly out of ammunition, the four SEALs, Murphy, Luttrell, Dietz and Axelson, continued the fight. By the end of the two-hour gunfight that careened through the hills and over cliffs, Murphy, Axelson and Dietz had been killed. An estimated 35 Taliban were also dead. The fourth SEAL, Luttrell, was blasted over a ridge by a rocket propelled grenade and was knocked unconscious. Regaining consciousness some time later, Luttrell managed to escape – badly injured – and slowly crawl away down the side of a cliff. Dehydrated, with a bullet wound to one leg, shrapnel embedded in both legs, three vertebrae cracked; the situation for Luttrell was grim. Rescue helicopters were sent in, but he was too weak and injured to make contact. Traveling seven miles on foot he evaded the enemy for nearly a day. Gratefully, local nationals came to his aid, carrying him to a nearby village where they kept him for three days. The Taliban came to the village several times demanding that Luttrell be turned over to them. The villagers refused. One of the villagers made his way to a Marine outpost with a note from Luttrell, and U.S. forces launched a massive operation that rescued him from enemy territory on July 2. By his undaunted courage, intrepid fighting spirit and inspirational devotion to his men in the face of certain death, Lt. Murphy was able to relay the position of his unit, an act that ultimately led to the rescue of Luttrell and the recovery of the remains of the three who were killed in the battle. This was the worst single-day U.S. Forces death toll since Operation Enduring Freedom began nearly six years ago. It was the single largest loss of life for Naval Special Warfare since World War II. The Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community will forever remember June 28, 2005 and the heroic efforts and sacrifices of our special operators. We hold with reverence the ultimate sacrifice that they made while engaged in that fierce fire fight on the front lines of the global war on terrorism (GWOT). -NSW- |
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