USS Truxtun (DDG-103) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) guided missile destroyer serving in the United States Navy. Named after Commodore Thomas Truxtun, a distinguished naval hero and one of the first six commanders appointed by George Washington, she is the sixth naval vessel to bear his name. The ship's keel was laid on 11 April 2005 at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. During construction, she experienced a significant electrical fire on 20 May 2006, which caused extensive damage estimated at millions of dollars. Despite this setback, she was launched on 17 April 2007 and christened on 2 June 2007, with Truxtun's descendants serving as sponsors. The vessel was officially commissioned on 25 April 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina. USS Truxtun features the standard design elements of the Flight IIA Arleigh Burke class, which include advanced Aegis combat systems and missile capabilities, although specific measurements and armament details are not provided in the source. Notably, in 2012, the ship was fitted with a hybrid electric drive system developed under a research contract with General Atomics, making her unique among her class for incorporating a fuel-efficient propulsion upgrade. This system utilized a permanent magnet motor to drive the ship at speeds up to 13 knots and was a precursor to broader Navy plans, although the program was later canceled. Throughout her service, USS Truxtun has conducted notable deployments, including a 2014 Black Sea mission for strategic reassurance with Romanian and Bulgarian navies, and a nearly seven-month deployment in August 2020 with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. As of 2023, she was positioned off the coast of Sudan, prepared to support further operations if needed. In 2024, she participated in tracking a Russian naval flotilla near Florida, and in 2025, she took part in the BRIGHT STAR 25 exercise in Egypt. The vessel also gained cultural recognition by appearing in the film "Captain Phillips," standing in for USS Bainbridge. Her operational history underscores her significance as a versatile and strategically deployed warship within the U.S. Navy.

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