US NAVY - USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) Challenge Coin for Sale

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US NAVY - USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) Challenge Coin For Sale

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US NAVY - USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51) Challenge Coin:
$14.99

This is a great looking US NAVY -USSArleigh Burke (DDG-51)commemorative challenge coin. Coin has reeded edges and is about 1 9/16" in diameter. Front side of coin is printed and colorized while the rear side is raised lettering and gold plated. Coin is contained in an acrylic air tight holder.

USSArleigh Burke (DDG-51), named for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (1901–1996), is the lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works company of Bath, Maine, on 6December 1988, and launched on 16September 1989 by Mrs. Arleigh Burke. The Admiral was present in person at her commissioning ceremony on 4July 1991, which was heldterfront in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

Arleigh Burke's designers incorporated many lessons learned by the Royal Navy during the Falklands campaign and from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers. TheTiconderoga-class cruisers were becoming too expensive to continue building, and were too difficult to upgrade.Arleigh Burke's design includes what is now better known as stealth technology, which improves the ship's ability to evade anti-ship missiles. She also uses a slightly downgraded version of the Aegis combat system, which allows for launching, tracking, and evading missiles simultaneously. Her all-steel construction provides good protection for her superstructure, while her Collective Protection System allows her to operate in environments contaminated by chemical, biological, or radiological materials.

Name: Arleigh Burke
Namesake:Arleigh Albert Burke
Ordered:2 April 1985Builder:Bath Iron Works
Laid down:6 December 1988Launched:16 September 1989Commissioned:4 July 1991Homeport:NAVSTA, Norfolk, Virginia U.S.Identification:DDG-51Motto: Fast and Feared
Status:in active serviceBadge:

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