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- Weight: 9,200 tonsMercuryNews: Christening Saturday for destroyer USS Stockdale (April 17, 2009)
- Length: 509 feetMercuryNews: Christening Saturday for destroyer USS Stockdale (April 17, 2009)
- Waterline beam: 59 feetLos Angeles Times: A James Stockdale, named for Ross Perot's VP, back on Navy duty (April 18, 2009)
- Navigational draft: 31 feetLos Angeles Times: A James Stockdale, named for Ross Perot's VP, back on Navy duty (April 18, 2009)
- Top speed: 30 knotsLos Angeles Times: A James Stockdale, named for Ross Perot's VP, back on Navy duty (April 18, 2009)
- Named after: Vice Admiral James Stockdale
- Will be mission-ready in early 2010MercuryNews: Christening Saturday for destroyer USS Stockdale (April 17, 2009)
- Arleigh-Burke class missile destroyerUPI: Destroyer USS Stockdale to be commissioned (April 17, 2009)
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The USS Stockdale is a U.S. Navy Arleigh-Burke class missile destroyer, commissioned on April 18, 2009 at the Naval Base Ventura County California, to be home ported in San Diego.MercuryNews: Christening Saturday for destroyer USS Stockdale (April 17, 2009)
USS Stockdale
The Stockdale is the 56th of 62 planned Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the same class of ship as the USS Bainbridge. The first commanding officer will be Commander Fred W. Kacher, who will lead a crew of 276 officers and enlisted men. The ship was built by Bath Iron Works.Los Angeles Times: A James Stockdale, named for Ross Perot's VP, back on Navy duty (April 18, 2009)The ship is named after war hero James B. Stockdale, shot down over North Vietnam in 1965. Stockdale is best known as independent candidate Ross Perot's running mate in his 1992 presidential campaign.Los Angeles Times: A James Stockdale, named for Ross Perot's VP, back on Navy duty (April 18, 2009)
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