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{{Short description|Arleigh Burke-class destroyer}}
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| Ship caption = USS ''Gravely'' in 2013
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| Ship name = ''Gravely''
| Ship namesake = [[Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.]]<ref Name="NNS090514-11"/>
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| Ship sponsor = Alma Gravely<ref Name="NNS090514-11"/>
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*[[Hull number]]: DDG-107
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| Ship motto = ''First To Conquer''
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'''USS ''Gravely'' (DDG-107)''' is an {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer|0}} guided missile [[destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]]. She is named after Vice Admiral [[Samuel L. Gravely Jr.]] Commissioned in 2010, she has been on several overseas deployments.

== Construction ==
''Gravely'' is the 57th destroyer in her class. She was authorized on 13 September 2002 and her [[Keel laying|keel was laid down]] on 26 November 2007 at [[Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding]]'s [[Ingalls Shipbuilding]] shipyard in [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]]. ''Gravely'' was [[Ship launching|launched]] on 30 March 2009.<ref Name="NVR"/> The ship is named after Vice Admiral [[Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.]], the [[first African American]] in the U.S. Navy to serve aboard a fighting ship as an officer, the first to command a Navy ship, the first fleet commander, and the first to become a [[flag officer]], retiring as a [[Vice admiral (United States)|vice admiral]].<ref Name="896-05">{{cite web|title=Navy Names Newest Arleigh Burke Class Ship USS Gravely |publisher=Department of Defense |date=12 September 2006|url= http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=9948 |access-date=14 May 2009 }}</ref><ref name=NYTobit>{{cite news|accessdate=February 5, 2021
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/26/obituaries/samuel-l-gravely-jr-82-first-black-admiral-in-navy-dies.html
|title=Samuel L. Gravely Jr., 82, First Black Admiral in Navy, Dies |author=Bayot, Jennifer
|work=New York Times |date=October 26, 2004}}</ref> Admiral Gravely's wife, Alma Gravely, [[Ship christening|christened]] the ship on 16 May 2009 and serves as [[Ship sponsor|ship's sponsor]]. Retired Navy Admiral [[J. Paul Reason]] was the principal speaker at the ceremony, which was held at Northrop's facility in Pascagoula.<ref Name="NNS090514-11">{{cite web|title=Navy Christens Newest Arleigh Burke Class Ship Gravely |publisher=Navy News Service |date=14 May 2009|url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=45289 |website=Navy.mil |access-date=14 May 2009 }}</ref> She successfully completed [[sea trials]] in June 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2010/06/gravely_destroyer_returns_from.html|title= Pascagoula-built destroyer Gravely returns from sea trial|publisher=gulflive.com|date=30 June 2010|access-date=14 May 2022}}</ref> ''Gravely'', Northrop Grumman's 27th [[Aegis Combat System|Aegis]]'equipped [[guided missile destroyer]], was [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] at [[Wilmington, North Carolina]] on 20 November 2010.<ref name="NNS101113-10"/>

==Service history==
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[[File:USS Gravely Forward gun.JPG|thumb|Forward 5 in/62 caliber gun of USS ''Gravely''. Taken during Fleet Week 2012 in Boston. The superstructure of a German destroyer is in the left background.]]
[[File:USS Gravely Fore VLS.JPG|thumb|''Gravely'' fore VLS. Picture taken during Fleet Week 2012 in Boston. The ship in the background is a German destroyer.]]
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In late August 2013 along with her [[sister ship]]s {{USS|Mahan|DDG-72|2}}, {{USS|Barry|DDG-52|2}}, and {{USS|Ramage|DDG-61|2}}, ''Gravely'' was sent to patrol the eastern [[Mediterranean Sea]] in response to rising rumors of an imminent US military intervention in the [[Syrian civil war]].<ref>{{Cite web|title= U.S. and U.K. Move Ships Closer to Syria |url= http://news.usni.org/2013/08/26/u-s-and-u-k-move-ships-closer-to-syria |work= USNI News |publisher= [[United States Naval Institute]] |date=26 August 2013 |access-date= 26 August 2013}}</ref> On 28 October 2013, the destroyers ''Gravely'' and ''Ramage '' answered a distress call from a vessel carrying immigrants located {{convert|160|nmi|km mi}} off the coast of [[Kalamata, Greece]].<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Reuters]]|title=U.S. ships head towards migrant vessel in distress off Greece |date=28 October 2013|access-date=18 November 2013|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-migrants-idUSBRE99R0VN20131028}}</ref> On 18 November 2013, ''Gravely'' returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, completing her first overseas deployment.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Virginian-Pilot]]|title=Destroyer Gravely returns to Norfolk Naval Station|date=18 November 2013|access-date=18 November 2013|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2013/11/uss-gravely-returns-naval-station-norfolk|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006201046/http://hamptonroads.com/2013/11/uss-gravely-returns-naval-station-norfolk|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 28 March 2016, ''Gravely'' provided assistance to {{USS|Sirocco}}, which had seized a stateless [[dhow]] transporting weapons. Once the weapons were offloaded, the dhow and its crew were released.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.usni.org/2016/04/04/u-s-navy-seizes-suspected-iranian-arms-shipment-bound-for-yemen |title=U.S. Navy Seizes Suspected Iranian Arms Shipment Bound for Yemen |last=LeGrone |first=Sam |website=USNI News |publisher= [[United States Naval Institute]] |date=4 April 2016 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> In June 2016 while escorting the aircraft carrier {{USS|Harry S. Truman}} the destroyer had a close encounter with a [[Russian Navy]] frigate, causing Russian and US Navy officials to accuse each other of dangerous and unprofessional conduct.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-officials-russian-warship-intentionally-interfered-navy-operations/story?id=40216484 |title=US Officials Say Russian Warship Intentionally Interfered With Navy Operations |last1=Martinez |first1=Luis |last2=Reevell |first2=Patrick |last3=McLaughlin |newspaper=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |first3=Elizabeth |date=29 June 2016 |access-date=29 June 2016}}</ref> On 11 March 2019, as part of [[Carrier Strike Group 8|Carrier Strike Group Eight]] (CSG-8), ''Gravely'' received the [[Meritorious Unit Commendation]] award in support of [[Operation Inherent Resolve]] during the 2015-2016 deployment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CSG 8 Receives MUC for 2015-2016 Deployment |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/318287/csg-8-receives-muc-2015-2016-deployment |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=DVIDS |language=en}}</ref>

On 13 May 2022, ''Gravely'' took part in a [[PASSEX]] training with the [[Finnish Navy|Finnish]] and [[Swedish Navy|Swedish]] navies in the northern [[Baltic Sea]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/05/finnish-navy-holds-drills-in-northern-baltic-sea/ |title=Finnish Navy Holds Drills In Northern Baltic Sea |work=Naval News |date=16 May 2022 |access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref> In May 2022, ''Gravely'' was homeported out of [[Naval Station Norfolk]] and a part of [[Destroyer Squadron 28]], along with [[Carrier Strike Group 8]] led by the {{USS|Harry S. Truman|CVN-75|6}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2022/05/23/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-may-23-2022|title=USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 23, 2022|publisher=usni.org|date=23 May 2022|access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref>

On 24 June 2022, ''Gravely'' returned to [[Naval Station Norfolk|Norfolk]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1540869964118237185|user=USNavy|title=Welcome Home! ⚓ 🎉 🇺🇸 The USS Gravely (DDG 109) returns home to Naval Station Norfolk, June 24, 2022, after a mont…|date=26 June 2022}}</ref>

===United States–Houthi conflict (2023–present)===
{{Main|United States-Houthi conflict (2023–present)}}
On 14 October 2023, [[Lloyd Austin]] directed {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower|CVN-69|2}} and her carrier strike group, which includes the cruiser {{USS|Philippine Sea|CG-58|2}}, along with ''Gravely'' and sister-destroyers {{USS|Laboon|DDG-58|2}} and {{USS|Mason|DDG-87|2}}, to the [[eastern Mediterranean]] in response to [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|Israel's war with Hamas]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/exclusive-us-send-2nd-aircraft-carrier-eastern-mediterranean/story?id=103984246 |title=Exclusive: US to send 2nd aircraft carrier to eastern Mediterranean |date=14 October 2023 |last1=Raddatz |first1=Martha |last2=Martinez |first2=Luis |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=14 October 2023}}</ref> This is the second carrier strike group to be sent to the region in response to the conflict, following {{USS|Gerald R. Ford|CVN-78|2}} and her group, which was dispatched only six days earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement From Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on U.S. Force Posture Changes in the Middle E |url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3551716/statement-from-secretary-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-us-force-posture-changes-in-the/|access-date=2023-10-08 |publisher=[[U.S. Department of Defense]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 30 December 2023, [[Danes|Danish]] container ship ''[[Maersk Hangzhou]]'' issued a distress call after coming under fire from four small ships commanded by [[Iran]]ian-backed [[Houthi]] rebels from [[Yemen]]. Attempts were also made to board ''Maersk Hangzhou'' by force, while a contracted security team defended the ship. ''Gravely'' and aircraft carrier {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower|CVN 69|6}} responded to a distress call from the container ship. Verbal commands were radioed to the Houthi ships, while helicopters from ''Eisenhower'' were dispatched. After taking small arms fire, U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire, sinking three of the four Houthi ships. There was no damage to U.S. equipment or personnel. In the process of responding to the distress call, ''Gravely'' shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Yemen.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1741381969936834951 |title= Iranian-backed Houthi small boats attack merchant vessel and U.S. Navy helicopters in Southern Red Sea |author= US Central Command |date= 31 December 2023 |website= X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Tanyos | first=Faris | title=Missile fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen strikes merchant vessel in Red Sea, Pentagon says | website=CBS News | date=30 December 2023 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/missile-from-houthi-controlled-yemen-strikes-merchant-vessel-red-sea-uss-gravely-shoots-down-anti-ship-missiles/ | access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>

On 12 January 2024, ''Gravely'' along with destroyer ''[[USS Mason (DDG-87)|Mason]]'' and cruiser ''[[USS Philippine Sea (CG-58)|Philippine Sea]]'' [[2024 missile strikes in Yemen|fired]] [[Tomahawk (missile family)|Tomahawk cruise missiles]] at Houthi rebels in [[Yemen]]. Aircraft from [[Carrier Air Wing Three]] embarked on the carrier ''[[USS Dwight D. Eisenhower]]'' participated in the strikes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mongilio |first1=Heather |title=Ike's Carrier Air Wing 3, USS Gravely, USS Philippine Sea and USS Mason Struck Houthi Targets |url=https://news.usni.org/2024/01/12/ikes-carrier-air-wing-3-uss-gravely-uss-philippine-sea-and-uss-mason-struck-houthi-targets |access-date=13 January 2024 |publisher=USNI News |date=12 January 2024}}</ref>

On 30 January 2024, ''Gravely'' used its [[Phalanx CIWS]] to shoot down an incoming anti-ship cruise missile fired by the Houthis. U.S. officials said that the missile came within a mile of the destroyer.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Liebermann |first1=Oren |last2=Bertrand |first2=Natasha |date=31 January 2024 |title=US warship had close call with Houthi missile in Red Sea |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/31/politics/us-warship-close-call-houthi-missile/index.html |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=CNN}}</ref> No damage or injuries were reported.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Ella |last2=Epstein |first2=Jake |date=31 January 2024 |title=A Houthi missile got so close to a US destroyer the warship turned to a last resort gun system to shoot it down: report |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/houthi-missile-close-us-warship-close-in-weapon-system-2024-1 |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=Business Insider}}</ref>

==Awards==

* [[Combat Action Ribbon]] - (October 2023 - April 2024)
* [[Meritorious Unit Commendation]] – (2015-2016)
* [[Arizona Memorial]] Trophy – (2021-2022) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://navadmin-viewer.fly.dev/NAVADMIN/179/23 | title=Navadmin 179/23 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

{{Commons category|USS Gravely (DDG-107)}}
* [https://www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/ddg107/ Official website of PCU ''Gravely''] Retrieved 2016-07-01.
*{{cite web
 | url= http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/01107.htm
 | title= USS ''Gravely'' (DDG-107)
 | last= Willshaw | first= Fred
 | work= Destroyer Photo Archive | publisher= NavSource Naval History
 | access-date=18 April 2010 }}
*[http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=57326/ Commissioning website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010235835/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=57326%2F |date=10 October 2016 }}

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