rom Commande, Naval Surface Fore Atlantic The Navy's ne gh Burks cass guided mis sile desuoyer, Truxtun, arived in the Pow of Caulesto's downtown passenger temminal Sunday, Api 19, fora week of activities associated with prepa talons fr the ship's commissioning at Naval Weapons e 20nd 21 Also Sailors from Trust picid in a ‘umber of commnity ore activites snc ping out atthe Pat's Pont Yorktown Mu Yocal food bank, and bers, The new destroyer honors Commodore Thoms Trust ( USS Truxtun, the Navy’a newest destroyer, docked at the Port of Chaleston’s downtown passenger tr the guasiwar with France. Trust retired from the Novy 4 commodore and has had Give previous sbPS gyingh Sunday, Apel 10. The ship wae available for publletoure April 20 - 21 betore relocating 10 Naval ‘See TRUXTUN, page 3 Weapons Station Charleston forthe commissioning ceremony. IN THIS EDITION S Nxt issue street dato Friday, May 8 ‘Submission deadline Friday, May 1 2 2) M wy \\ ZEZ ZZ Zz ‘Annual SroA-Thon INWR's Easter 'NWU Ratt boars Z arena etravaganza ‘See Page 3 See Pages 12.813 ‘See Page 17Navy Chalston Shorting ‘Ar 24 ay 7, 2008 ison at ay pri eas Sia me ee ae | About the Shoreline |itmectecpracn mop | Desatines sessing aban Advertising Captain’s Log Naval ‘Sion Charleston has the unig ‘ono of hosting the commissioning Four Navy's newest destroyer, the USS TRUNTUN (DDG-105} ‘Misa privilege to take part inthis tine honored tain a this mag rafieat ship is calle to serve inthe wor’ greatest Navy: “Si 1 ave tn command from the President ofthe ine Stats, 10 alrset you to repair with all doe speed onboard the ship Conseton fying at Baltimore. It is required that no time be fost in arying the ship info dep wate © aking on toad her cannon, am ton, water, rosin: and stores | af every kind completing what ‘works yet tobe done shipping ee complement of seen and Marines, And prearing er in every respect Torsea. tise President's express “ers, that you employ the most Vigorous exertions, 10. accomplish several ejects ano pl Sou sip a speedily as pasibe in 2 st aon to sal atthe shortest sie.” These words were spoken by had responsiblity for overseeing constriction details, cutting the Ship, an even reriting his «re. When capa determined that is ro ship was ready take 1a, he rustered the crew on deck, rea is ‘orders, roe the rtnal ensign a Uisincive commissioning pennant, fad caused the watch wo he set aa The frst ety toe made in the og. “Thus, the ship was placed co USS Truntan honors Commodore ‘Thomas Truxtun (1785-1822) who embarked upen a sealaing eae at ae 12 ‘When the US. Navy was onan iaed, he was selected as on of is Fist six captains on June 4, 175 He was asiged command of USS Constellation, one of the new Frigates, and he pat tose to prose ‘ete the undclafed val wat ith revolutionary France. On Teb. 9, 1799 Truxtun scored the fst of his two mos famous vitor. After an hour's fight, Constellation battered the Freneh warship 1 Insurgente into stmission ima ofthe most iustnous titles of the qasvar with Free Trt rtrd from the Navy’ commode ads ba ive pre ows ships cary his name’ a ig Tenehed in 14, a destroyer with the hall mmber BD-14, a destroyer with the hull number DD-229, a transport with the number APD.98 tally dems: faba destroyer escort wth the bl number DE-289), anda lear powered crise wih he ball mi ber CONS, "TRUXTUN is the Sind of 6 planed Adeigh Burke class tkesroyers ‘This mul-mision ship fan conta vane of operations, from peacetime presence and rss management to sea contol and power projection, in sopprt ofthe National Military Strategy. TRUN- ‘TUN wil be capa of ining ai, surface, and subsurface hates Simultanecusly’and eontains 2 mye ‘lof offensive and. defensive ‘weapons designed to suppet ma iime defense needs well ito the 2st ent, “Tomo ceremony cosines dition see hee centuries ol, fbserved by mies around the world and. by our own Navy since December 1775, when Alfed, the first ship of the Continental Nay, ‘vas comisscocd at Pladelpbia Once in commission, the command ing elficer and erew are eristed ‘vith the privilege, and the responsi bility, of muiaining thir ships readiness in peace, al of cont ing successful operations a se in time of a [hope all of yu will jon me in welcoming the newest warship £0 (Owe Nav: Ancol the NO and were member ofthe USS Abra Tinesin (CVN-72) commissioning‘At 24-May 7, 2000 avy Charloston shorting Weapons Station’s annual stroll-a-thon, fun for all tn recognition of tant of te itary Child ‘and National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Naval Weapons Station Charleston personnel ‘nd families participated inthe station's anu {1 Stoll-A-Thon Apri 22. The event was spon- ‘Sored by New Parent Support and the Family ‘Advocacy Division at’ Floot and. Family Suppor Center. For more infomation about programs offered by Fleet and Family, TRUXTUN, continued from page cory bis mam rig aunced im 1, a deer sr the ll mame DD A, deter wath the ll umber DD 225 high speed anspot wi he hall ‘umker APD 98 (nally designate dentoyer escort ‘wth the fll aumter DE: 29), and a mucear powered riser with th fl number CGN 38. clas derojers. This ai-ntion sip ea coat "anety operations frm peste presen ste ‘sng sa con an power proton, ‘port ofthe Nation! Nir Stata rast wil be eapable of fighing a srfce, and soba bles smut an contains amp nd lesive al defesive weapons designs to sp ort sitime defense needs wel int the 2st century Cae Timothy R. Weber ative of Decal, wil fecome the Fist commanding fcr ofthe ship and wl lead the crew of 76 offices and enlisted per The 9.2004on Truxtun was built by Noro Grumman Ship Systems, Ingalls Operations, Pascagoula, Mis The ship is S10 fet in length, has wwteline beam of $9 fot and «navigational deaf of 31 feet Four gas turbine engines power the ship to ‘speeds in exes 0 30 knots. Gunner's hate tet Class Dennis Bailey gives 2 tour of the Navy's newest destroyer, USS ‘Truxtun (DDG-103), while the ship was docked inthe Port of Charleston's downtown passen- ‘ger terminal April 20. While in port, the ship, which was christened June 2, 2007, at Northrop Grumman Ship." Systems, Pascagoula, Miss., was available for public visits April'20 and 21. Also, Sailors. from ‘Truxtun participated in a number of communt- ty outreach activities including helping out at the Patriot's Point Yorktown Mus food bank, and others.