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The USS Gravely DDG 107, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, entered service in the US Navy in November 2010. It is equipped with the multi-functional Aegis missile shield system and is capable of Monitoring the movement of ballistic missiles and shooting them down.
Label
The destroyer was named “Greveley” in honor of Vice Admiral Samuel Greeley (1922-2004), the first African American in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps.
Griffley became the first African American to command the US Navy’s warship “Theodore Chandler”, as well as the warship “Taussig” and the battleship “USS Jewett”, among others.
He was also the first African-American admiral to be promoted to the rank of vice admiral, and the first African-American to command the US Fleet, as he was the commander of the US Third Fleet.
Construction and operation
Northrop Grumman built the Greeley destroyer. This class (Arleigh Burke) uses an all-steel structure. The destroyer is powered by 4 gas turbines, each with a power of 33,600 horsepower, with a turbine speed of 3,600 rpm, and is propelled by two propeller shafts that can Control it.
The ship can reach a maximum speed of 30 knots (56 kilometers per hour, 35 mph), and accommodate a crew of 312 officers and sailors.
The Greifley is considered the 57th destroyer in its class. It was licensed for construction on September 13, 2002, and its keel was raised on November 26, 2007 at the Ingalls Shipyard, affiliated with the shipbuilding manufacturer in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The Greefly program was launched on March 30, 2009.
The Greeley successfully completed sea trials in June 2010, and entered service in Wilmington, North Carolina, on November 20, 2010.
Armament
The destroyer Greifli was armed with:
- With a 5-inch (127 mm) Mk45 Mod 4 naval gun.
- With two Mk 38 and 25 mm automatic cannons.
- With 4 .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns, and one 20 mm “Felinx CIWS” machine gun.
Also in the weapons system:
- Two triple Mk 38 torpedo tubes.
- A 96-cell Mk41 VLS vertical launch system capable of launching the standard RIM-66 surface-to-air missile II.
- BGM-109 Tomahawk long-range cruise missile.
- RUM-139VL-ASROC anti-submarine missiles.
mission
The destroyer Greifli is a multi-mission ship with surface combat capabilities for air warfare, anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare, and is designed to operate independently or with an associated strike group.
This destroyer was designed to suit the tasks and challenges that the American Strike Group may face while abroad. Its sailors participate in the naval embargo operations imposed by the United States of America against its opponents, and participate with the blockade, inspection and confiscation team.
Greifley also participates in “counter-terrorism” operations, protecting US forces, and in exercises to increase interoperability between the US Navy and its allies.
It conducted exercises with the Greek Navy and US Special Operations Forces, in addition to bilateral exercises with the Israeli Navy.
Greifley conducted joint naval exercises and exchanged crews with naval forces from France, Britain, and Egypt, which enhances the ability to work with America’s partners in the area of operations of the US Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.
Greifli participates in medical evacuations, wherever needed.
Operations in which you participated
In late August 2013, Greifley was sent with the ships “Mahan”, “Barry” and “Ramage” to patrol the eastern Mediterranean, and at that time there was talk about the possibility of American military intervention during the war. Syrian Revolution.
On October 28, 2013, the destroyers Greifli and Ramage responded to a distress call from a ship carrying migrants located 160 nautical miles (300 km) off the coast of Kalamata, Greece.
On November 18, 2013, Greifley returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, completing her first overseas assignment.
On March 28, 2016, Greifli provided assistance to the ship Sirocco, which had seized an unidentified dhow transporting weapons. Once the weapons were unloaded, the dhow and its crew were released.
In June 2016, while escorting the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, the destroyer encountered a Russian Navy frigate, prompting Russian and US naval officials to accuse each other of dangerous and unprofessional behavior.
On 13 May 2022, Greifli participated in Exercise BASEX with the Finnish and Swedish Navies in the northern Baltic Sea. In the same month, Greifley’s return to Naval Station Norfolk began.
On October 14, 2023, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed the aircraft carrier Eisenhower and its group of aircraft carriers, along with the destroyer Greeley and destroyers Mason and Labone, to the eastern Mediterranean during the war launched by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
This was the second group sent to the region in support of Israel, after the destroyer Gerald Ford and its group, which was sent only 6 days earlier.
On December 30, 2023, the container ship “Maersk Hangzhou” issued a distress call after it was attacked by 4 small ships belonging to the Houthis in Yemen, which were fired upon with several shots. Attempts were made to board it, but a contracted security team returned fire.
The aircraft carrier Eisenhower and the destroyer Greeley responded to the distress call, verbal warning orders were issued to the four small ships, and helicopters were dispatched from the Eisenhower.
After small arms fire, US Navy helicopters returned fire, sinking 3 of the 4 small ships. While responding to the distress call, Greifli shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles launched from Yemen.
