The Sampson (DDG 102) is the U.S. Navy's 52nd Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and is the fourth ship named in honor of Rear Adm. William Thomas Sampson (1840-1902), a naval hero in the Spanish-American War. After graduating first in his class at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1861, Sampson served in the Civil War, during which he survived a mine explosion in 1865. When the United States declared war against Spain following the sinking of the battleship Maine, Sampson assumed command of the U.S. North Atlantic Squadron with the rank of rear admiral. Sailing from Key West, Fla., in 1898, aboard USS New York (CA 2), his squadron established a blockade on the Spanish Fleet in the harbor of Santiago, Cuba. When the Spanish fleet attempted escape, it was completely destroyed by Sampson's forces in a running sea battle that lasted five hours. The next day, Sampson sent the now famous message: "The Fleet under my command offers the nation as a Fourth of July present, the whole of Cervera's Fleet!" Sampson retired as commandant of the Boston Navy Yard in 1902.

September 16, 2006 The Pre-Commissioned Unit (PCU) Sampson was christened during a ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Mrs. Clara Parsons, great granddaughter of Sampson, served as the ship's sponsor. Cmdr. Philip H. Roos is the prospective commanding officer.

November 3, 2007 USS Sampson is commissioned during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony in Boston, Mass. The ship will be homeported in San Diego, Calif.

December 7, DDG 102 arrived in San Diego for the first time, after completing several exercises. The Sampson crew participated in several evolutions including qualifying in boat operations, seamanship and flight operations.

November 24, 2008 Cmdr. Martin H. Hardy, III relieved Cmdr. Philip H. Roos as CO of the Sampson.

July 31, 2009 USS Sampson departed Naval Base San Diego, with USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Group, for its maiden deployment.

August 24, The guided-missile destroyer pulled into Yokosuka, Japan, for a scheduled port visit.

February 1, 2010 The Sampson pulled into Port Klang, Malaysia, for a scheduled port call.

March 26, USS Sampson returned to homeport after an eight-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

June 3, USS Sampson, along with USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), arrived in Portland, Ore., to celebrate the 103rd annual Portland Rose Festival.

June 9, DDG 102 moored outboard the USS Chosin (CG 65) at CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia, to commemorate the 100th birthday of the Canadian Navy.

June 24, The Samson pulled into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to take part in the first phase of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010.

August 25, Cmdr. Christopher N. Alexander relieved Cmdr. Martin H. Hardy, III as the 3rd CO of Sampson.

August 1, The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Naval Station Everett for an overnight stop.

August 2, 2011 USS Sampson pulled into South Harbor in Seattle, Wash., to participate in Seattle's Seafair celebration.

September 26, USS Sampson dispatched an inflatable boat and swimmers to retrieve about 60 bales of assorted drugs from the ocean after the small boat dumped them overboard. The ship is currently off the coast of southern California participating in USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), in preparation for an independent deployment.

February 24, 2012 USS Sampson departed San Diego for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific and Middle East.

April 3, The Sampson anchored off Phuket, Thailand, for a scheduled port visit.

May 1, USS Sampson departed Khalifa Bin Salman Port at Hidd after a four-day visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

May 9, Cmdr. Dwayne D. Ducommun relieved Cmdr. Christopher N. Alexander as CO of DDG 102 during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the ship at sea.

July 15, USS Sampson moored at Berth 6, Changi Naval Base in Singapore for a week-long port call before participating in at-sea phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Singapore. USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) are also participating.

August 6, The guided-missile destroyer anchored off the coast of Honiara, Solomon Islands, to take part in the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal.

August 22, The Sampson pulled into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a brief port call.

August 31, USS Sampson returned to Naval Base San Diego after a six-month deployment.

October 12, DDG 102 moored at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif., for ammo offload and will held an "Open House" from Oct. 13-14; Underway for routine training on Oct. 26.

July 15, 2013 The Sampson moored at NWS Seal Beach for ammo offload in preparation for a three-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA) at the Huntington Ingalls Industries Continental Maritime of San Diego; Commenced availability on Aug. 1; Returned to Naval Base San Diego on Oct. 30.

November 22, Cmdr. Steven M. Foley relieved Cmdr. Dwayne D. Ducommun as CO of the USS Sampson.

February ?, 2014 The guided-missile destroyer moored at NWS Seal Beach for ammo onload.

June 19, USS Sampson recently departed San Diego to participate in a multinational exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014.

June 25, The Sampson pulled into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for the in-port phase of RIMPAC; Underway for at-sea phase on July 7; Returned home on Aug. ?.

October 31, USS Sampson, with an embarked Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 Det. 7, departed Naval Base San Diego for a scheduled independent deployment.

November 6, DDG 102 moored at Berth M3 in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a brief port call.

November 13, The Sampson pulled into Apra Harbor, Guam, for a week-long port call.

December 29, USS Sampson departed Changi Naval Base en route to Java Sea to join the search effort for AirAsia Flight 8501, at the request of the Indonesian government, that vanished during a flight from Indonesia to Singapore on Sunday. The ship recently arrived in Singapore for a liberty port visit to celebrate the New Year; Concluded search and recovery operations on Jan. 15.

January 16, 2015 The guided-missile destroyer moored at Berth 6, Changi Naval Base in Singapore for a two-week upkeep.?

March 2, USS Sampson moored at Container Terminal III in Port of Tanjung Priok for a two-day port visit to Jakarta, Indonesia.

March 17, The Sampson recently moored at Sierra Wharf in Apra Harbor, Guam, for a brief port call; Moored outboard the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) at Sierra Wharf on March 19; Underway for Multi-Sail 2015 exercise from March 23-27; Inport Apra Harbor again from March 27-29.

May 5, DDG 102 moored at Berth 7 in Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for a scheduled port visit; Moved to Berth 8 on May 8; Underway on May 11; Inport Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from May 2?-26.

June 1, USS Sampson returned to San Diego after a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AoR).

June 16, Cmdr. Patrick H. O’Mahoney relieved Cmdr. Steven M. Foley as the 6th CO of Sampson during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship at Berth 2, Pier 10.

June 22, BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair was awarded a $15,2 million modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4408) for the USS Sampson's Selected Restricted Availability (SRA). Work is expected to be completed by January.

July 6, The Sampson moored at Wharf 311, NWS Seal Beach for a four-day ammo offload; Returned home on July 13; Moored at the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Continental Maritime of San Diego shipyard on Aug 4; Moved to Berth 5, Pier 7 on Nov. 23.

March 4, 2016 USS Sampson moored at Berth 5, Pier 10 on Naval Base San Diego after a four-day underway for sea trials; Underway for routine training from April 13-1?.

April 20, The Sampson moored at Berth 2, Pier 10 after a two-day underway off the coast of southern California; Underway again on April 28; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 3 on April 29.

June 6, DDG 102 moored at Berth 1, Pier 3 on Naval Base San Diego after a six-day underway for ammo onload at the NWS Seal Beach; Underway again from June 7-8 and June 2?-27.

July 5, USS Sampson departed Berth 5, Pier 2 for a two-day underway to conduct routine training in the SOCAL Op. Area; Underway again from July 8-10.

September 15, Cmdr. Timothy D. LaBenz relieved Cmdr. Patrick H. O’Mahoney as commanding officer of the Sampson.

September 26, USS Sampson moored at Alpha Pier in its new homeport of Naval Station Everett, Wash., after a week-long transit from San Diego.

October 1?, USS Sampson departed Everett for a surge western Pacific deployment.

November 3, The Sampson departed Hawaiian Op. Area following a two-week underway for Independent Deployer Certification Exercise (IDCERTEX).

November 17, USS Sampson, with an embarked Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 Detachment, arrived off the coast of Kaikoura, at the request of the New Zealand government, in support of disaster relief efforts after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast of Christchurch, South Island, just after midnight on Monday; Anchored in Wellington Harbour, North Island, for a brief stop on Nov. 20.

November 22, USS Sampson moored at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, New Zealand, for a three-day port visit, five days later than scheduled, to participate in International Naval Review in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Navy. She is the first U.S. Navy ship to visit the country in 33 years.

December 7, DDG 102 anchored off the coast of Honiara, Solomon Islands, for a brief stop at Guadalcanal to refuel after conducting operations in support of the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI).

December 19, The Sampson moored at Berth 2, Pier 8 on Naval Base San Diego for a brief port call; Moored at Berth 5, Alpha Pier in Naval Station Everett on Dec. 23.

February 9, 2017 USS Sampson returned to homeport after underway for routine training.

March 30, The Sampson recently departed Naval Station Everett in support of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) CSG's Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), off the coast of southern California, as part of opposition forces; Moored at Bravo Pier, NAS North Island for a brief stop to onload ammo on April 3.

April 24, USS Sampson moored at Berth 1, Pier 10 on Naval Base San Diego for a week-long port call before underway for Group Sail, as part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) CSG; Moored at Naval Base San Diego again from May 12-1?.

May 1?, The Sampson moored at Berth 1, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett; Underway again on July 2?.

July 31, USS Sampson moored at Juliet Pier, Naval Air Station North Island for a one-day port call before participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) and Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX), as part of the USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG, off the coast of southern California.

August 30, DDG 102 moored at Bravo Pier, NAS North Island for a brief stop to onload ammo before moored at Berth 2, Pier 12 on Naval Base San Diego; Underway on Sept. 1; Moored at Berth 1, Alpha Pier in Naval Station Everett on Sept. 4.

October 3, USS Sampson departed Everett for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR); Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island in Port Hadlock, Wash., for ammo onload from Oct. 3-4.

October 7, The Sampson moored at Berth 5, Pier 3 on Naval Base San Diego for a three-day port call.

October 31, USS Sampson moored at Port of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, for a four-day visit; Transited the Korean Strait northbound on Nov. 11.

November 12, USS Sampson participated in a two photo exercise (PHOTOEX) in the Sea of Japan, along with the USS Nimitz, USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), USS Princeton (CG 59), USS Stethem (DDG 63), USS Preble (DDG 88) and USS Chafee (DDG 90). Three Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and six Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy ships also participated; Transited the Strait of Singapore westbound on Nov. 21.

December 21, The Sampson transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait southbound, escorting the USS San Diego (LPD 22) and USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52); Moored at Tanker Berth 10 in Port of Djibouti, Djibouti, for a brief stop to refuel on Dec. 29.

January 9, 2018 USS Sampson moored at Berth 3, Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman, for a four-day liberty visit; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound on Jan. 29.

January 30, DDG 102 moored at Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP), Bahrain, for a 10-day upkeep; Transited the Strait of Hormuz southbound on Feb. 10; Transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait northbound on Feb. 12; Participated in a pasing exercise (PASSEX) in the northern Red Sea with the ENS Sharm El Sheikh (F 901), the ex-USS Fahrion (FFG 22), on Feb. 15; Transited southbound on Feb. 1?.

February 26, USS Sampson transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound, escorting the USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3).

March 11, The Sampson moored at Multi-Use Terminal in Hamad Port, near Mesaieed, Qatar, for a four-day visit to participate in Doha International Maritime and Defence Exhibition (DIMDEX) 2018; Moored at Berth 6, KBSP from March 16-20; Transited the Strait of Hormuz southbound on March 21; Transited the Malacca Strait southbound from April 1-2.

April 2, USS Sampson moored at Berth 8, RSS Singapura (The ex-Changi Naval Base) for a four-day liberty port visit to Singapore; Participated in a PASSEX with the RSS Supreme (FFG 73) and RSS Valiant (PGG 91) on April 6.

April 11, The Sampson moored at Berth 2, Pier 15 in Manila South Harbor, Republic of the Philippines, for a three-day liberty port visit; Transited the Verde Island Passage eastbound on April 14.

April 27, DDG 102 moored at Pier B18 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a one-day port call to embark friends and family members for a Tiger Cruise; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 7 on Naval Base San Diego from May 4-5.

May 9, USS Sampson moored at Berth 5, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett following a seven-month deployment.

May 10, Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Ore., was awarded a $42,2 million contract to prepare for and accomplish repair and alteration requirements for the USS Sampson's Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (SRA). Work is expected to be completed by April 2019.

May 24, Cmdr. Jerry D. Jackson relieved Cmdr. Timothy D. LaBenz as the 8th CO of Sampson during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

June 18, USS Sampson moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island in Port Hadlock, Wash., for a three-day ammo offload; Returned home on June 21.

July 16, The Sampson moored pierside at Vigor Shipyards in Seattle, Wash., for a nine-month availability.

January 21, 2019 USS Sampson recently undocked from Dry Dock #10 and moored pierside at Vigor Shipyards; Moved "dead-stick" to Berth 2, Bravo Pier in Naval Station Everett on Feb. ?; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload on April 8; Underway for sea trials on April 9; Returned home on April 12; Underway again from May 15-20.

May 31, The Sampson moored at Berth 5, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett after a three-day underway in the Strait of Juan de Fuca; Underway again from June 17-21; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload from July 15-17; Underway for routine training on July 22.

July 26, USS Sampson moored at Berth 2, Pier 3 on Naval Base San Diego for a three-day port call; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 8 from Aug. 1-5; Conducted Surface Ship Radiated Noise Measurement (SSRNM) testing, off the northeast coast of San Clemente Island, on Aug. 6; Returned home on Aug. 12.

September ?, Cmdr. Hal Vasquez relieved Cmdr. Jerry D. Jackson as CO of the Sampson during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

September 23, The Sampson departed homeport for routine training in the SOCAL Op. Area; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 2 on Naval Base San Diego from Sept. 27-30; Moored at Wharf 4 in Port Hueneme, Calif., from Oct. 7-14; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 12 on Naval Base San Diego from Oct. 15- Nov. 6.

November 9, DDG 102 moored at Berth O/P on Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego for a brief stop; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammo on Nov. 13; Moored at Berth O/P again for a brief stop on Nov. 14; Moored at Berth 5, Alpha Pier in Naval Station Everett on Nov. 18.

January 13, 2020 The Sampson moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for a three-day ammo onload; Moored at Berth 2, Alpha Pier on Jan. 16; Underway again, after piersided for 10 months due to coronavirus outbreak, from Nov. 20-22 and Dec. 11.

December 15, The Sampson made a brief stop off Naval Magazine Indian Island after conducting training northeast of Dungeness Spit; Returned home on Dec. 17.

December 18, Cmdr. Adam C. Soukup relieved Cmdr. Hal Vasquez as CO of the Sampson during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the ship.

January 19, 2021 USS Sampson moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for a three-day ammo onload before underway for routine training; Moored at Berth 2, Alpha Pier on Jan. 25; Underway again on March 12; Arrived in the SOCAL Op. Area for Group Sail on March 17; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 12 in Naval Base San Diego on April 2; Day-long underway on April 6; Departed San Diego on April 8; Moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier on April 15.

May 14, The Sampson moored at Berth 6, Bravo Pier on Naval Station Everett after a four-day underway in the Strait of Juan de Fuca; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload on May 24; Moored at Berth 6, Bravo Pier on May 26; Underway again on June 10; Moored at Berth M/N, NAS North Island for a brief stop on June 14.

June 19, USS Sampson moored at Berth 6, Pier 12 on Naval Base San Diego for a six-day port call before participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), as part of the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) CSG; Moored at Berth M/N, NAS North Island from July 6-7; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 2 on Naval Base San Diego from July 9-11; Moored at Wharf 4 in Port Hueneme from July 13-19.

July 27, The Sampson moored at Berth 1, Pier 13 on Naval Base San Diego for a week-long port call before participating in a Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 8 from Aug. 15-16; Moored at Berth 6, Alpha Pier in Naval Station Everett on Aug. 20.

September 29, USS Sampson moored at Berth 2, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett after a one-day underway in the Strait of Juan de Fuca; Underway again on Oct. 29; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 3 in Naval Base San Diego on Nov. 2; Underway for COMPTUEX, as part of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) CSG, on Nov. 4; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 7 from Nov. 15-18.

December 3, The Sampson moored at Berth M/N on Naval Air Station North Island for a brief stop; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload from Dec. 6-10; Moored at Berth 1, Alpha Pier on Friday afternoon.

December 30, USS Sampson departed Everett for a scheduled deployment.

January 2, 2022 The Sampson moored at Berth 5, Pier 7 on Naval Base San Diego for a one-day port call; Moored at Wharf B24 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, from Jan. 9-10; Inport Pago Pago, American Samoa, from Jan. 16-17.

January 19, USS Sampson arrived in the vicinity of Tonga in support of Australian Defence Force (ADF) disaster relief efforts following the undersea eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the HMNZS Aotearoa (A11) on Jan. 25; Moored at Kings Wharf South in Port of Suva, Fiji, from Feb. 3-4.

February 9, USS Sampson moored at the newly-constructed International Cruise Terminal in Port of Brisbane, Australia, for an extended four-day liberty visit; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9), while underway off the coast of Guam, on Feb. 19; Moored at Berth 2, Sierra Wharf in Apra Harbor, Guam, from Feb. 20-21; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea again on Feb. 24; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200), while underway in the South China Sea, on March 6.

March 15, DDG 102 moored at Berth 3, Juliet Basin Wharf in Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan; Moved to Berth 1, India Basin on March 22; Departed Sasebo on March 29; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) on March 31 and April 6; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199), while underway in the East China Sea, on April 12; Transited the Taiwan Strait northbound on April 26.

April 29, USS Sampson moored at Berth 2 on Busan Naval Base, Republic of Korea, for a four-day port visit.

May 1, Cmdr. William M. Bencini relieved Cmdr. Adam C. Soukup as the 11th CO of Sampson during a pierside ceremony in Busan Naval Base.

May 13, The Sampson conducted a replenishment-at-sea, while underway in the East China Sea; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) on May 19; Conducted a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with the USS Charleston (LCS 18), while underway off the west coast of Japan, on May 21; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) on June 4.

June 6, USS Sampson moored at Berth 12 in Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for an eight-day port visit; Arrived off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, on June 25; Moored outboard the USS Gridley (DDG 101) at Wharf B22 in Pearl Harbor, for RIMPAC 22, from June 28- July 12; Participated in a PHOTOEX on July 28; Moored at Berth O/P, NAS North Island for a brief stop on Aug. 8.

August 11, USS Sampson moored at Berth 2, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett following a seven-and-a-half month deployment in the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

September 1, The Sampson moved from Alpha Pier to Berth 6, Bravo Pier on Naval Station Everett; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload from Oct. 3-7; Arrived in the SOCAL Op. Area, in support of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) CSG's COMPTUEX, on Oct. 10; Arrived in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Oct. 27.

October 28, The Sampson moored at Berth 6, Bravo Pier on Naval Station Everett; Underway again on Nov. 1; Conducted operations at the Nanoose torpedo test range in the Georgia Strait, off the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, from Nov. 1-2; Transited the Haro Strait southbound on Nov. 3; Returned home on Nov. 4.

December 14, USS Sampson moored at Berth 6, Bravo Pier on Naval Station Everett after a 12-day underway for a Sustainment Exercise (SUSTEX), in the SOCAL Op. Area.

January 17, 2023 USS Sampson moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for a three-day ammo offload; Returned home on Friday afternoon.

February 14, General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton was awarded a $43,1 million contract (N4523A-23-C-0561) for the USS Sampson's Selected Restricted Availability (SRA). Work is expected to be completed by September.

September 29, Cmdr. James D. Hostetler relieved Cmdr. William M. Bencini as CO of the DDG 102 during a change-of-command ceremony at the Grand Vista Ballroom on Naval Station Everett.

November 16, USS Sampson moored at Berth 5, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett after a three-day underway for sea trials, following an extended nine-month availability; Underway again on Nov. 29; Moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier on Nov. 30.

February 6, 2024 USS Sampson departed Naval Station Everett for routine training; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload from Feb. 7-9; Brief stop off the coast of San Diego on Feb. 12; Moored at NFF in Naval Base Point Loma for a brief stop to refuel on Feb. 13; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 7 on Naval Base San Diego from Feb. 22-23.

February 28, The Sampson made a brief stop at NFF to refuel before moored at N/S/O Mike Pier on Naval Base Point Loma for a two-day port call; Moored at NFF for a brief stop to refuel on March 9; Anchored at Coronado's A-151 for a brief stop on March 15.

March 20, USS Sampson moored at Berth 5, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett; Underway off the coast of Washington from April 3-4.

June 3, USS Sampson departed Everett in support of carrier escort duties for the USS George Washington's (CVN 73) Southern Seas 2024 deployment; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload from June 3-6.

June 13, The Sampson moored at Berth O/P on Naval Air Station North Island for a brief stop; Moored at Berth O/P again on Thursday afternoon; Departed San Diego on June 14; Participated in a PHOTOEX, while underway off the coast of Ecuador, on June 26; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) on June 28; Participated in a PHOTOEX, while underway off the coast of Colombia, on June 29.

July 8, The Sampson conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USS George Washington, while underway off the coast of Baja California, Arrived off the coast of San Diego, just before midnight, on July 9; Conducted Surface Ship Radiated Noise Measurement (SSRNM) testing, off the northeast coast of San Clemente Island, on July 10.

July 11, DDG 102 made a brief stop at Navy Fuel Farm (NFF) before moored at Berth 5, Pier 7 on Naval Base San Diego; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammo before underway on July 22; Moored at Berth 2, Alpha Pier in Naval Station Everett on July 26; Underway again on July 30.

July 30, USS Sampson moored at Berth 3, Terminal 46 in Port of Seattle, Wash., for a six-day visit to participate in annual Seafair Fleet Week festivities; Moored at Berth 1, Alpha Pier on Aug. 5; Day-long underway in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Aug. 21; Underway again on Aug. 30.

September 6, The Sampson moored at Berth 1, Pier 12 on Naval Base San Diego; Moored at NFF for a brief stop to refuel before underway for Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise and Group Sail, as part of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) CSG, on Sept. 18; Moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammo on Oct. 3.

October 3, The Sampson conducted Surface Ship Radiated Noise Measurement (SSRNM) testing, on late Thursday evening, off the northeast coast of San Clemente Island; Moored at Berth 1, Alpha Pier in Naval Station Everett on Oct. 16; Underway again on Nov. 1; Moored at Wharf 3 in Port Hueneme, Calif., from Nov. 5-15; Returned home on Nov. 18.

January 9, 2025 USS Sampson departed homeport for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), in the SOCAL Op. Area; Moored at NFF in Naval Base Point Loma for a brief stop to refuel on Jan. 15.