USS Fitzgerald - Wikipedia
WEBUSS Fitzgerald (DDG-62), named for United States Navy officer Lieutenant William Charles Fitzgerald, is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the US Navy. In the early morning hours of 17 June 2017, the ship was involved in a collision with the container ship MV ACX Crystal, seriously damaging the destroyer. Seven of her crew were killed.
USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) - United States Navy
WEBSAN DIEGO – The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) is one step closer to operational tasking, after successfully completing a five-day Re-Integration Material...
USS Fitzgerald and MV ACX Crystal collision - Wikipedia
WEBEarly on 17 June 2017, the United States Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with MV ACX Crystal, a Philippine-flagged container ship, about 80 nautical miles (150 kilometres; 92 miles) southwest of Tokyo, Japan; [3] [4] 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) southeast of the city of Shimoda on the Japanese mainland .
Death and Valor on an American Warship Doomed by its Own …
WEBFeb 6, 2019 — We set out to reconstruct the accidents in which the USS Fitzgerald and the USS John S. McCain collided with cargo vessels within a few months of each other in 2017, the deadliest accidents at...
Navy Releases Collision Report for USS Fitzgerald and USS John S …
WEBNov 1, 2017 — WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy released Nov. 1, a report detailing the events and actions that led to the collision of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan June 17, and...
NTSB: ‘Unexplained’ Course Change Was ‘A Critical Error’ in Fatal USS …
WEBSep 3, 2020 — Eight minutes before the collision with the merchant ship ACX Crystal in a busy shipping lane off the coast of Japan, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) – traveling at 20 knots – adjusted its course 10 degrees, setting the stage for the collision, according to the National Transportation Safety Board report.
USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Marks Solemn Remembrance, Loss of …
WEBJun 17, 2022 — PHILIPPINE SEA – Five years after the collision that took the lives of seven Sailors, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and her crew held a remembrance ...
A Hero's Story From The Scramble To Survive On The USS Fitzgerald - NPR
WEBSep 6, 2017 — He was one of seven sailors killed on June 17 when the USS Fitzgerald collided with a cargo ship off the coast of Japan. A Navy report says Rehm helped rescue one of his shipmates.
USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) Marks Solemn Remembrance, Loss of …
WEBPHILLIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2022) Cmdr. David Catterall, the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), delivers remarks during a remembrance...
The seven sailors who died in USS Fitzgerald collision
WEBJun 19, 2017 — The US Navy released the names of the seven missing sailors from the USS Fitzgerald who were found dead in flooded berthing compartments following the warship’s collision with a merchant vessel.