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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Farragut
(DDG-99) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
She is the fifth Navy ship named for Admiral David Farragut (1801-1870),
and the 49th ship of the Arleigh Burke class. The Farragut's keel was
laid down on 9 January 2004 at the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. She
was christened on 23 July 2005, with Senator Susan Collins of Maine as
her sponsor. Farragut was commissioned on 10 June 2006. Farragut is also
equipped with the Smart Ship data distribution and control system.
Farragut departed Naval Station Mayport for her maiden deployment on 7
April 2008 in support of the Partnership of the Americas 2008 (POA 08).
She returned home after six months on 5 October 2008.
