Page Content ABOUT THE SHIP
Keel Laid : March 20, 2005
Christening: September 16, 2006
Commissioning: November 3, 2007 in Boston, MA
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Current USS SampsonUSS Sampson (DDG 102) was commissioned in Boston, Massachusetts on 3 November 2007 with Cmdr. Philip Roos as the commanding officer. |
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Named to honor William Thomas SampsonOn the morning of 3 July 1898, the Spanish fleet came out of the harbor of Santiago, Cuba, and was completely destroyed in a running sea battle lasting five hours. Rear Admiral Sampson sent his famous message: “The Fleet under my command offers the nation as a Fourth of July present, the whole of Cervera's Fleet!” |
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1st USS SampsonThe first USS Sampson (DD-63) was launched on 4 March 1916, and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard. Torpedo-boat destroyer Sampson was assigned to Division 9 of the Atlantic Destroyer Force. 2nd USS SampsonThe second USS Sampson (DD-394) was commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 19 August 1938. Following shakedown in October and November 1938, Sampson was assigned to the Battle Force of the United States Fleet. | 3rd USS SampsonFollowing shakedown off Guantanamo Bay in September, Sampson tested and evaluated the Tartar Missile System off Puerto Rico. |
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