Editing USS Bulkeley (section)

{{Short description|Arleigh Burke-class destroyer}}
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| Ship image = File:USS Bulkeley DDG-84.jpg
| Ship caption = USS ''Bulkeley'' on 15 June 2004
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| Ship country = United States
| Ship flag = {{USN flag}}
| Ship name = ''Bulkeley''
| Ship namesake = [[John D. Bulkeley]]
| Ship ordered = 20 June 1996
| Ship builder = [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]]
| Ship laid down = 10 May 1999
| Ship launched = 21 June 2000
| Ship commissioned = 8 December 2001<ref name="ng1" />
| Ship identification = *{{MMSI Number|303870000}}
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: NJBD
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*[[Hull number]]: DDG-84
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| Ship motto = ''Freedom's Torch''
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| Ship status = {{Ship in active service}}
| Ship homeport = [[Naval Station Rota|Rota]]
| Ship badge = [[File:USS Bulkeley DDG-84 Crest.png|150px]]
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}}
| Ship displacement = 9,200 tons
| Ship length = {{convert|509|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{Arleigh Burke class destroyer beam}}
| Ship draft = {{Arleigh Burke class destroyer draft}}
| Ship propulsion = {{Arleigh Burke class destroyer propulsion}}
| Ship speed = {{Arleigh Burke class destroyer speed}}
| Ship range = {{Arleigh Burke class destroyer range}}
| Ship complement = {{Arleigh Burke class destroyer complement}}
| Ship sensors = {{Arleigh Burke class destroyer sensors}}
| Ship EW = {{Arleigh Burke class destroyer EW}}
| Ship armament = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III armament (SeaRAM)}}
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| Ship aircraft = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III aircraft}}
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'''USS ''Bulkeley'' (DDG-84)''' is an ''[[Arleigh Burke-class destroyer|Arleigh Burke-class]]'' ([[Arleigh Burke-class destroyer#Characteristics|Flight IIA]]) [[Aegis combat system|Aegis]] [[guided missile destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. She is named for Medal of Honor recipient Vice Admiral [[John D. Bulkeley]]. USS ''Bulkeley'' was the 15th ship of this class to be built at [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]] in [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]], and construction began on 10 May 1999. She was launched on 21 June 2000 and was christened on 24 June 2000. On 8 December 2001 she was commissioned during a pierside ceremony at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in [[New York City|New York City, New York]], with Commander [[Carlos Del Toro]] in command. Del Toro later became the 78th [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] in 2021.<ref name="ng1">{{cite web|url=https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/uss-bulkeley-built-by-northrop-grumman-to-be-commissioned-in-new-york-city|title=USS BULKELEY, Built by Northrop Grumman, to be Commissioned in New York City|publisher=northropgrumman.com|date=30 November 2001|access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref>