She is named for Father John Francis Laboon (1921–1988), a captain in the Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy, who was awarded the Silver Star during World War II while serving on the submarine USS Peto.

The Laboon (DDG 58) is named for Father John Francis Laboon (1921-1988), a Captain in the Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy, who was awarded the Silver Star during World War II while serving on USS Peto (SS 265). The ship's keel was laid down on March 23, 1992, at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine.

Welcome to the destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) official website. USS Laboon’s (DDG 58) keel was laid down, March 23, 1992, at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. She was...

Blades on each Propeller: five. Length, overall: 505,25 feet (154 meters) Beam: 67 feet (20.4 meters) Draft: 30,5 feet (9.3 meters) . Speed: 30+ knots. Crew: 23 Officers, 24 Chief Petty Officers and 291 Enlisted. Armament: . - 2 MK-41 VLS for Standard Missiles, Tomahawk . - 1 MK-45 5-inch/54 caliber lightweight gun .

Laboon's keel was laid down on 23 March 1992 at the Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. She was launched on 20 February 1993. Laboon was commissioned on 18 March 1995, commanded by CDR Douglas D. McDonald.

Welcome to the destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) official website.

As of April 2026, 75 ships are active, with 24 more planned to enter service, making it by far the most numerous class of warship in the U.S. Navy. The class is named after Arleigh Burke, an American destroyer admiral in World War II and later Chief of Naval Operations.

USS LABOON was built at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. Her keel was laid on March 23, 1992, she was launched on February 20, 1993, and she was commissioned on March 18, 1995.

USS Laboon (DDG-58) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight I) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Father John Francis Laboon (1921–1988), a captain in the Chaplain Corps of the United States Navy, who was awarded the Silver Star during World War II while serving...

Edited by Destroyer History Foundation from a Department of Defense photo. Laboon stands into Maine’s Kennebec River at Fort Popham.