USS Benfold

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USS Benfold (DDG-65) is a Flight I Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is a multi-mission platform capable of anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) with the powerful Aegis Combat System suite and anti-aircraft missiles, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), with towed sonar array, anti-submarine rockets, anti-surface warfare (ASUW) with Harpoon missiles, and strategic land strike using Tomahawk missiles. Benfold was one of the first ships fitted with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System and during the 2010 Stellar Daggers exercise was the first ship to simultaneously engage a ballistic missile and a cruise missile.

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DDG-65; DDG-65
speed 31 knot, 
guided missile destroyer, Arleigh Burke-class destroyerIngalls ShipbuildingUnited States Navy


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    1994-11-09T00:00:00Z
    1994-11-09T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1996-03-30T00:00:00Z
    1996-03-30T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1993-09-27T00:00:00Z
    1993-09-27T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
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    The guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), left, and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) perform maneuvers during maritime exercise Koa Kai 12-2 in the Pacific Ocean April 1 120401-N-RI884-023The guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), left, and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) perform maneuvers during maritime exercise Koa Kai 12-2 in the Pacific Ocean April 1 120401-N-RI884-023
    Ingalls ShipbuildingIngalls Shipbuilding
    971121-N-1434K-002 RHIB Boat971121-N-1434K-002 RHIB Boat
    Port bow view of USS Benfold (DDG-65) underway in South Pacific 010326-N-1644C-001Port bow view of USS Benfold (DDG-65) underway in South Pacific 010326-N-1644C-001
    US Navy 030828-N-4762H-048 The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) and her crew underway along the California coastUS Navy 030828-N-4762H-048 The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) and her crew underway along the California coast
    US Navy 040507-N-5362A-423 Ships assigned to The Golden Arrows of Commander Destroyer Squadron Seven (COMDESRON-7), assemble in a formationUS Navy 040507-N-5362A-423 Ships assigned to The Golden Arrows of Commander Destroyer Squadron Seven (COMDESRON-7), assemble in a formation
    US Navy 040507-N-5362A-394 Ships assigned to The Golden Arrows of Commander Destroyer Squadron Seven (COMDESRON-7), assemble in a formationUS Navy 040507-N-5362A-394 Ships assigned to The Golden Arrows of Commander Destroyer Squadron Seven (COMDESRON-7), assemble in a formation
    US Navy 041209-N-8539M-039 The Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) and the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) prepare for an early morning replenishment at seaUS Navy 041209-N-8539M-039 The Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) and the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) prepare for an early morning replenishment at sea
    US Navy 041218-N-8539M-176 The guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) and the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) destroyer JDS Kirisame (DD 104) maneuver aft of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham LincolnUS Navy 041218-N-8539M-176 The guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) and the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) destroyer JDS Kirisame (DD 104) maneuver aft of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
    US Navy 041219-N-4166B-049 An MH-60S Knighthawk assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five (HC-5), conducts an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) and USS Abraham LincoUS Navy 041219-N-4166B-049 An MH-60S Knighthawk assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five (HC-5), conducts an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) and USS Abraham Linco
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      commonsimageThe guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), left, and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) perform maneuvers during maritime exercise Koa Kai 12-2 in the Pacific Ocean April 1 120401-N-RI884-023 Commons
      commonsimageIngalls Shipbuilding Commons
      commonsimage971121-N-1434K-002 RHIB Boat Commons
      commonsimagePort bow view of USS Benfold (DDG-65) underway in South Pacific 010326-N-1644C-001 Commons
      commonsimageUS Navy 030828-N-4762H-048 The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) and her crew underway along the California coast Commons
      commonsimageUS Navy 040507-N-5362A-423 Ships assigned to The Golden Arrows of Commander Destroyer Squadron Seven (COMDESRON-7), assemble in a formation Commons
      commonsimageUS Navy 040507-N-5362A-394 Ships assigned to The Golden Arrows of Commander Destroyer Squadron Seven (COMDESRON-7), assemble in a formation Commons
      commonsimageUS Navy 041209-N-8539M-039 The Military Sealift Command (MSC) combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS 3) and the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) prepare for an early morning replenishment at sea Commons
      commonsimageUS Navy 041218-N-8539M-176 The guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) and the Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) destroyer JDS Kirisame (DD 104) maneuver aft of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Commons
      commonsimageUS Navy 041219-N-4166B-049 An MH-60S Knighthawk assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Five (HC-5), conducts an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) and USS Abraham Linco Commons