2009 Press Releases
USS Forrest Sherman Arrives to Tallinn
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce an American Navy ship – the USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) – will pull into Tallinn harbor on June 25.
The USS Forrest Sherman was commissioned on January 28, 2006. When not deployed overseas, the USS Forrest Sherman’s crew call Norfolk, Virginia home. The ship is just over 155 meters long and can travel at speeds of 30 knots.
The USS Forrest Sherman is a Flight IIA Aegis Destroyer and its Combat System is the most technologically advanced in the world, capable of projecting power both at sea and ashore with precise and lethal accuracy. A key component of the ship’s arsenal is the Aegis Weapon System. Capable of tracking hundreds of contacts simultaneously, Aegis can engage multiple threats at maximum range without any operator intervention.
In addition to Aegis, the USS Forrest Sherman is outfitted with a single 5”/62 caliber gun mount able to accurately fire 16-20 rounds a minute to ranges in excess of 13 miles. The USS Forrest Sherman is powered and driven by the most sophisticated engineering plant afloat, with the ship’s four gas turbine engines providing over 100,000 shaft horsepower.
Members of the press are invited for a press tour – the only public tour of the ship. If you are interested in visiting the ship on Friday, June 26, please register by e-mail at tuiskm@state.gov or phone at 668-8150 by 9.30am June 26. All members of the press will be asked to present two documents – a valid picture ID and current press credential – in order to have access to the ship.
The press tour will take place from 10:00am to 11:00am in pier 17 in the Port of Tallinn.