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USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) is a Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.The ship was named for Boatswain's mate Petty officer first class James Eliott Williams (1930–1999), a River Patrol Boat commander and Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War who is considered to be the most decorated enlisted man in Navy history.
Navy Special Boat Unit 20 headquarters at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Virginia, was dedicated the BM1 James E. Williams Building in 1997. [citation needed] Navy guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) was named and christened in his honor on June 28, 2003, at Pascagoula, Mississippi. [14]
On October 30, the crew regained control of their ship, killing one pirate and capturing six. Three sailors were injured in the fight, and received medical assistance from US Navy Corpman from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS James E. Williams. [29]
The following day, responding to the vessel's distress signal, the US Navy guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams approached the ship, and deployed an SH-60B helicopter and a VBSS (Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure) team to secure the scene. [6] [7] Meanwhile, the North Korean sailors attacked their captors, seizing some weapons.
USS James E. Williams. Another hijacking in the same region occurred late on 29 October when gunmen attacked the North Korean freighter Dai Hong Dan.A helicopter from USS James E. Williams, responding to a telephoned report of a hijacking, flew over the freighter on 30 October and radioed a demand for the attackers to surrender.
USS James E. Williams is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, named for BM1 James E. Williams, who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving in the "brown-water navy" in Vietnam. In 1958 BMCM Sherman Byrd became the first African-American explosive ordnance disposal technician.
USS Barry (DDG-52) was under command of (tactical) Destroyer Squadron 26 in 1993, 1994 and 1995, while administratively part of Destroyer Squadron 2. From August 31, 1995, in accordance with the reorganization, Destroyer Squadron 26 was to oversee the combat readiness of four ships, USS Barry (DDG-52) , USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968) , USS ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with I, J and K. . For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the List of current ships of the United States Navy.