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USS Momsen (DDG-92)
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The USS Momsen (DDG-92) is an Arleigh Burke-class
Arleigh Burke class destroyer
The Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers is the United States Navy's first class of destroyer built around the Aegis combat system and the SPY-1D multi-function phased array radar. The class is named for Admiral Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke, the most famous American destroyer officer of...
destroyer
Destroyer
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in the United States Navy
United States Navy
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The Momsen is the twenty-sixth destroyer of the Arleigh Burke class to be built by Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works
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. She is named after Vice Admiral
Vice Admiral
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Charles B. "Swede" Momsen of Flushing
Flushing, Queens
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, Queens
Queens
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, New York
New York
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(1896–1967). Vice Admiral Momsen made many contributions to the navy such as the invention of the Momsen Lung
Momsen lung
The Momsen lung was a primitive underwater rebreather used before and during World War II by American submariners as emergency escape gear. The Momsen lung was invented by Charles B. Momsen . Submariners would train in a 100-foot deep escape training tower using this apparatus...
when he was assigned to the Bureau of Construction and Repair
Bureau of Construction and Repair
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. Momsen was also involved in the first successful rescue of a crew of a sunken submarine, USS Squalus (SS-192), and subsequently supervised the salvage of the boat.
The USS Momsens keel was laid on 16 November 2001. She was launched on 19 July 2003, sponsored by the Admiral's daughter, Evelyn Momsen Hailey. The Momsen was commissioned on 28 August 2004, at Panama City, Florida
Panama City, Florida
-Personal income:The median income for a household in the city was $31,572, and the median income for a family was $40,890. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $21,431 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,830...
, with Commander Edward Kenyon as her first captain.
As of 2008, the Momsen is serving in the Pacific Fleet, homeported in NAVSTA Everett
Naval Station Everett
Naval Station Everett is the United States Navy's most modern facility. It is located next to the marina area of the city of Everett, WA, 25 miles north of Seattle. The Navy Support Complex is located between Marysville and Arlington, 11 miles north of the naval station. Naval Station , Everett is...
, Washington, and assigned to Destroyer Squadron 9.
The construction of the Momsen and the USS Chafee
USS Chafee (DDG-90)
USS Chafee is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in United States Navy.She is named for Senator John Lester Hubbard Chafee , a Marine veteran of Guadalcanal....
(DDG-90), from initial steelcutting to sea trial
Sea trial
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s, was documented in the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
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television special Destroyer: Forged in Steel. The destroyers were not referenced by name, but their numbers were visible on their prows.
Ship history
On 6 April 2006, Momsen departed Naval Station Everett for her maiden deployment. During the six-month cruise, the ship conducted training and operations throughout Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Momsen returned home from its highly successful maiden deployment on 22 September 2006.Momsen departed for her second deployment on 14 March 2008 alongside the Carrier Strike Group. During her deployment, Momsen provided critical humanitarian assistance for two foreign vessels, a stranded cargo vessel with engine problems and a former hijacked merchant vessel requiring food, water and medical attention. She returned home on 13 October 2008 after a seven month underway period.
In September 2009 Momsen was rumored to have run aground in Canadian Waters. However, no damage to the vessel was sustained and these rumors are unfounded.
Momsen departed for her third deployment September 2010 with the Carrier Strike Group.
The ship's skipper, Commander Jay Wylie, was relieved of command on 27 April 2011 for "loss of confidence in his ability to command."
On October 28 2011, the former commander of Momsen, Jay Wylie, pleaded guilty to one count of rape, three counts of aggravated sexual assault and contact, and three counts of conduct unbecoming an officer, and was sentenced by court martial to 42 months imprisonment and loss of all navy benefits.
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