USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Admiral Forrest Sherman. Built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Forrest Sherman was launched on 2 October 2004. Admiral Sherman's daughter, Ann Sherman Fitzpatrick, is the ship's sponsor. Displacement: 9,200 tons Length: 155.3 m Beam: 20 m Propulsion: 4 × LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 hp Speed: 30+ knots Armament: 1 × 32, 1 × 64 cell Mk 41 VLS, 96 × RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc, 1 × 127/62 mm, 2 × 25 mm, 4 × 12.7 mm guns, 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes Aircraft carried: 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters
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