Missile destroyer USS Ross DDG71 Armed forces of the United States of America appeared in the port of Odessa this morning. About it reports the Odessa TV channel “Duma”, the Dialogue. UA.
Despite the fact that morning the weather in Odessa was not on the side of American sailors (on the coast there was a heavy fog), combat U.S. ship successfully docked in the Harbor of Odessa.
It should be noted that this is not the first time the destroyer in the Ukrainian black sea ports: it was first spotted near South Palmyra in 2014, in the midst of the beginning of the war of Russia against Ukraine. In 2016, this ship took part in international exercises “SeaBreeze-2016” and spent a few days in Odessa.
It is also noted that at the moment this is the thirtieth entry of NATO ships in the territorial waters of Ukraine, before the 15th of the same ships came to Odessa.
This ship was launched in 1996, assigned to naval base Norfolk, Virginia. He was named in honor of captain Ross, who showed courage and heroism during the Japanese attack on pearl Harbor in December 1941. The length of the ship is 154 meters, width 20 metres, draught of 9.3 meters (including underwater sonar station). Full displacement – 8775 tons, crew number – 337 persons, vehicle speed up to 32 knots. Armament: anti-ship missile launchers “Tomahawk”, 90 silo launchers to launch cruise missiles “Tomahawk” missiles RIM-66 SM-2 “Standard-2” plourac’h RUM-139 ASROC in different combinations.
Earlier, we reported that the destroyer had entered the Black sea.
Earlier we reported that in the port of Odessa went to the NATO fleet – photo squadron Alliance alarmed the Kremlin.