Suicide bombings and biological attacks weren't in the picture when the first USS Forrest Sherman was commissioned a half century ago. But the Navy believes the new Forest Sherman, which will be commissioned Saturday, will become key tool in the war against terrorism.
The guided-missile destroyer, named for a famed World War II strategist and former chief of Naval operations, will receive its USS designation after ceremonies at Naval Air Station Pensacola.
Another USS Forrest Sherman was commissioned in 1955 and retired in 1992.
The Sherman is 48th of 62 Arleigh Burke class destroyers authorized by Congress. It includes some design features, like touch-screen navigation and an all-digital phone system, that were not a part of previous Arleigh Burke class ships. Other features in the Forest Sherman are unique to newer destroyers.
The Sherman's firefighting equipment is spread throughout the ship instead of in centralized lockers, a response to the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors.
"In the (USS) Cole, certain lockers were hit and they lost an enormous amount of equipment in concentrated areas," Cmdr. Michael Van Durick said.
The Sherman's air filtration and airtight valve system protect the crew from chemical, radiological and biological threats.
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