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USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108)
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The USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) 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...
guided missile destroyer
Destroyer
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in the United States Navy
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. She is named after Rear Admiral
Rear Admiral
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Wayne E. Meyer
Wayne E. Meyer
Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer is regarded as the "Father of Aegis" for his 13 years of service as the Aegis Weapon System Manager and later the founding project manager of the Aegis Shipbuilding Project Office...
, who is known as the Father of Aegis
Aegis combat system
The Aegis Combat System is an integrated naval weapons system developed by the Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA, and now produced by Lockheed Martin...
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Wayne E. Meyer is the 58th destroyer in her class. She carries the 100th AEGIS Weapon System
Aegis combat system
The Aegis Combat System is an integrated naval weapons system developed by the Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA, and now produced by Lockheed Martin...
to be delivered to the United States Navy. She was built by Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine, United States. Since its founding in 1884 , BIW has built private, commercial and military vessels, most of which have been ordered by the United States Navy...
, and was christened by sponsor Anna Mae Meyer (wife of Admiral Meyer) and launched on 18 October 2008.
Wayne E. Meyer completed sea trials in June 2009 and was delivered to the Navy in July 2009. She was Commissioned and placed into active service on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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on October 10, 2009. Wayne E. Meyer arrived at her homeport in San Diego, CA on 4 December 2009.
Wayne E. Meyer celebrated her first Change of Command on April 8, 2011 with Executive Officer CDR Leo Albea relieving the ships first Commanding Officer CDR Nick Sarap.
Wayne E. Meyer departed San Diego for her maiden deployment on July 29, 2011.
Dinner: Impossible
Wayne E. Meyer was featured on the "Destroyer Disaster" episode of the Food NetworkFood Network
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show Dinner: Impossible
Dinner: Impossible
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