I originally posted this on my old website on June 22, 2009.
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
The USS Shoup is a Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Ingalls Operations in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
The USS Shoup is named for General David M. Shoup, the 22nd commandant of the Marine Corps.
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
The USS Shoup was laid down on December 13, 1999, launched on November 22, 2000 and commissioned on June 22, 2002 in Seattle, Washington.
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
The USS Shoup is 509 feet long, has a crew complement of about 380, has a top speed of over 30 knots with a range of about 4,400 nautical miles and carries various missiles, guns and torpedoes.
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
The USS Shoup also carries two SH-60 SeaHawk helicopters.
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
The USS Shoup was involved in the relief effort of the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean and was a filming location for the 2007 film Transformers.
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
For more information, visit the official website of the USS Shoup.
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
USS Shoup in Portland, Oregon on June 7, 2009
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