The guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson is scheduled to depart Friday for an six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean and Middle East.
The vessel, with around 380 officers and enlisted sailors, previously deployed to the area in 2009-10, according to the Navy. The ship is based at Naval Base San Diego.
“Sampson's crew has worked extremely hard in preparation for this deployment,” said Cmdr. Chris Alexander, the Sampson's commanding officer. “We are trained and prepared to execute any mission assigned.”
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The Sampson is named after Adm. William Thomas Sampson, who led a fleet that destroyed a Spanish naval contingent in the Spanish-American War.
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