American combat vessel to visit Helsinki
Coastal Fleet
Publication date
2.11.2021
8.30
Press release
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The American guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke visits Helsinki 2 - 5 November 2021.
The ship will not be open to public during the stay in Hernesaari port. The visit is hosted by Commander Jussi Jämsén, the Commander of the 7. Surface Warfare Squadron, Coastal Fleet.
The port visit will be conducted respecting the national COVID 19 -restrictions.
The USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer commanded by Commander Patrick Chapman. The vessel is 154 meters long and 18 meters wide, and it has a crew of approximately 330.