USS Hopper

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Accession NumberP903Title (extended title only)USS HopperDescriptionWooden plaque with raised brass plate with ship name and motif of USS Hopper DDG 70 – Gold inscription plate with ‘Presented to City of Fremantle on the occasion of USS Hopper first visit 20-27 January 1999’DateBetween 20th January 1999 and 27th January 1999ProvenanceUSS Hopper (DDG-70) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight I) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, named for the pioneering computer scientist Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. USS Hopper is only the second US Navy warship to be named for a woman from the Navy's own ranks. This ship is the 20th destroyer of her class. Hopper was the 11th ship of this class to be built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, and construction began on 23 February 1995. She was launched and christened on 6 January 1996. On 6 September 1997, she was commissioned in San Francisco.Relevance to the CityThe USS Hopper has visited Fremantle on a couple of occasions, however this plaque dates from the 1999 visit.

SubjectUnited States NavyCollectionCivic Collection

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LocationCivic Collection

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