USS Milius (DDG 69)

USS MILIUS is the 19th ship in the ARLEIGH BURKE - class of Guided Missile Destroyers. The ship is named for the late Captain Paul Milius, an OP-2E reconnaissance pilot who was shot down during the Vietnam War.

USS MILIUS is taking part in an Optimal Manning Project that reduces the numer of billets authorized from 289 to 231. Aboard MILIUS, the installation of a new self-service mess line has allowed the ship to reduce the number of food service attendants (FSA) on the ship. Greater use of video cameras for remote monitoring will reduce the need aboard MILIUS for 24-hour manning of certain watches and distance support software will give Sailors an increased capability to access technicians ashore.

Aboard MILIUS, some procedural changes have also helped the ship to reduce billets. The boatswain's mate of the watch, quartermaster of the watch and signalman of the watch have been consolidated into a new position called the bridge specialist. Electronics technicians and information systems technicians are learning each other's jobs and the ship is adopting a more flexible, rapid-response approach to damage control, using one robust repair locker instead of three to fight a main-space fire.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: April 8, 1992
	Keel laid: August 8, 1994
	Launched: August 1, 1995
	Commissioned: November 23, 1996
	Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss.
	Propulsion system: four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines
	Propellers: two
	Blades on each Propeller: five
	Length: 505,25 feet (154 meters)
	Beam: 67 feet (20.4 meters)
	Draft: 30,5 feet (9.3 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 8.300 tons full load
	Speed: 30+ knots
	Aircraft: None. But LAMPS 3 electronics installed on landing deck for coordinated DDG/helicopter ASW operations.
	Armament: two MK 41 VLS for Standard missiles, Tomahawk; Harpoon missile launchers, one Mk 45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight gun, two Phalanx CIWS, Mk 46 torpedoes (from two triple tube mounts)
	Homeport: San Diego, Calif.
	Crew: 23 Officers, 24 Chief Petty Officers and 291 Enlisted

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS MILIUS. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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USS MILIUS in the News:

May 12, 2003 - U.S. Navy Warship Conducts Rescue At Sea

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USS MILIUS History:

Date	Event
August 23, 1993	Construction started
August 8, 1994	Keel was laid
August 1, 1995	Ship was launched
October 28, 1995	Christening
November 23, 1996	Commissioning
May 1997	First stateside port visit in San Francisco, Calif.
May - September 1997	Dry dock to complete Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) in San Diego, Calif.
May - November 1998	Maiden deployment to the Arabian Gulf.
June - December 2000	Second WestPac deployment. Operations in support of Operation Southern Watch.
June 2001	Participation in an exercise against the USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) Battle Group.
July 20, 2002	Left San Diego, Calif., on its third deployment. Operated as part of the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) Battle Group conducting Maritime Interdiction Operations in the Persian Gulf.
March 20, 2003	Operation Iraqi Freedom starts. MILIUS is involved in Tomahawk strikes against targets in Iraqi.
May 2003	MILIUS returns to San Diego following her WestPac deployment.