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USS ''Gravely'' (DDG-107) is an guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named after Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely, Jr. ''Gravely'' is the 57th destroyer in her class. She was authorized on 13 September 2002 and her keel was laid down on 26 November 2007 at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding's Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. ''Gravely'' was launched on 30 March 2009.〔 She successfully completed sea trial in June 2010.〔("Pascagoula-built destroyer Gravely returns from sea trial" ), ''The Mississippi Press'', 30 June 2010.〕 Alma B.C. Gravely, Admiral Gravely's widow, christened ''Gravely'', Northrop Grumman’s 27th Aegis guided missile destroyer, on 16 May 2009. Retired Navy Adm. J. Paul Reason was the principal speaker at the ceremony, which was held at Northrop’s facility in Pascagoula. ''Gravely'' was commissioned at Wilmington, North Carolina on 20 November 2010 under the command of Commander Douglas Kunzman.〔 She is currently part of Carrier Strike Group Two. ==Service history== In late August 2013 along with her sister ships , , and , ''Gravely'' was sent to patrol the eastern Mediterranean Sea in response to rising rumors of an imminent U.S. military intervention in the Syrian civil war. On 28 October 2013, the destroyers ''Gravely'' and ''Ramage '' answered a distress call from vessel a carrying immigrants located off the coast of Kalamata, Greece. On 18 November 2013, ''Gravely'' returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, completing her first overseas deployment.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Gravely」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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