| The picture below shows a larger view of this Unused United States Navy Destroyer Ship U.S.S. Russell DDG-59 Advertising Insignia Ball Cap Hat. The hat is not dated and the year that it was made is unknown. The insignia or emblem and the wording are all machine embroidered in color (gold, red, & blue). The emblem has a dragon, two tridents, and stars. There is an adjustable velcro back section. It is marked on the front and on the cloth tag inside as follows: USS RUSSELL
DDG 59
STRENGTH IN FREEDOM (tag pictures a bulldog with a Sailor cap)
THE CORPS
SANTA BARBARA CALIFORNIA
MADE IN THE U.S.A. To judge the size the visor section measures about 7-3/8'' wide. It appears to be in mint unused condition as pictured. Below here, for reference, is a History for the U.S.S. Russell DDG-59: U.S.S. Russell (DDG-59)
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History
United States
Name: USS Russell
Namesake: Rear Admiral John Henry Russell, John Henry Russell, Jr.
Ordered: 22 February 1990
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down: 24 July 1992
Launched: 20 October 1993
Commissioned: 20 May 1995
Homeport: Naval Base San Diego, San Diego, California
Identification: DDG-59
Motto: Strength in Freedom
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Arleigh Burke class destroyer
Displacement: Light: approx. 6,800 long tons (6,900 t), Full: approx. 8,900 long tons (9,000 t)
Length: 505 feet (154 m)
Beam: 66 feet (20 m)
Draft: 31 feet (9.4 m)
Propulsion: 4 General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, two shafts, 100,000 total shaft horsepower (75 MW)
Speed: >30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: 4,400 nautical miles at 20 knots (8,100 km at 37 km/h)
Complement: 33 commissioned officers, 38 chief petty officers, 210 enlisted personnel
Sensors and processing systems: AN/SPY-1D 3D radar (Flight I,II,Iia), AN/SPY-6 AESA 3D radar (Flight III), AN/SPS-67(V)2 surface search radar, AN/SPS-73(V)12 surface search radar, AN/SPG-62 fire-control radar, AN/SQS-53C sonar array, AN/SQR-19 tactical towed array sonar, AN/SQQ-28 LAMPS III shipboard system
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
AN/SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Warfare System
AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
MK 36 MOD 12 Decoy Launching System
MK 53 Nulka Decoy Launching System
AN/SLQ-39 CHAFF Buoys
Armament: 29 cell, 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launching systems with 90 - RIM-156 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-ASROC missiles, 2 Mk 141 Harpoon Missile Launcher SSM, Mark 45 5/54 in (127/54 mm), 2 - 25 mm chain gun, 4 - .50 caliber (12.7 mm) guns, 2 - 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, 2 - Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried: 2 Sikorsky MH-60R helicopters can be embarkedThe U.S.S. Russell (DDG-59) is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the second ship of the U.S. Navy to carry the name Russell and is named for Rear Admiral John Henry Russell, and his son, Commandant of the Marine Corps John Henry Russell, Jr.. Service history
In May 2004, Russell departed for a four month deployment along with several ships including; USCGC Mellon, U.S.S. Salvor, U.S.S. Fort McHenry and U.S.S. McCampbell. The deployment was centered on an annual exercise called Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2004. On 15 April 2006, Russell provided aid to a fishing vessel in distress while operating in the South China Sea. On 16 February 2007, Russell was awarded the 2006 Battle “E” award. On 21 February 2008, Russell participated, along with U.S.S. Lake Erie and U.S.S. Decatur in the interception and destruction of the dying U.S. satellite US 193. Between 17 - 21 May 2008, Russell participated in Exercise KhunjarHaad, a multi-national exercise held in the Gulf of Oman. Other participating warships included the French frigate Surcouf, the British frigate HMS Montrose, the British fleet replenishment tanker RFA Wave Knight, and four other coalition ships conducted air defense; surface warfare operation; visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS); and joint gunnery exercises, which focused on joint interoperability training and proficiency. In June 2008, Russell rescued about 70 people from a disabled boat in the Gulf of Aden. In January 2013, Russell’s crew completed a hull swap with the crew of U.S.S. Halsey at Naval Base San Diego. Russell is now permanently stationed in San Diego. Halsey was moved to Russell’s former homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, with the former Russell crew. |
