Keel Laid: July 15, 2002
Christened: June 28, 2003
Commissioned: December 11, 2004

Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss.
Propulsion system: 4 - LM2500 GE Marine Gas Turbines 
Propellers: two 
Length, overall: 509.5 - 513.0 feet
Beam: Max 66 feet 
Draft: 31 feet 
Displacement: 9,192-9,217 tons full load
Speed: 31 knots
Aircraft: two SH-60B/R/F (LAMPS MK III) helicopters
Mine Warfare: AN/WLD-1 Remote Minehunting System (RMS)
Armament: 
 - 1 MK-45 MOD 4 5"/62 caliber lightweight gun 
 - 2 MK-41 VLS (96 cells) for Standard missiles (SM-2),  
Tomahawk ASM/LAM and (NATO) Evolved Sea Sparrow (RIM-7) 
 - 2 MK-32 MOD 15 triple torpedo tubes (six MK 50/46 
MOD 5A Torpedoes)
Homeport: Norfolk, VA.