USS Bulkeley (DDG-84)

The USS Bulkeley (DDG-84) holds an important place in defending American interests and protecting freedom across the globe. As an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for the US Navy, she is impressively equipped to succeed in even the most demanding of missions. The ship is named after Navy Vice Admiral John Duncan Bulkeley, Medal of Honor recipient and one of the most decorated officers in U.S. Navy history.

Commissioned on 28 August 2004, the USS Bulkeley has a displacement of approximately 9,200 long tons and stretches some 509 feet in length. Armed with naval guns and anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine missiles, plus other weapons, she is equipped for surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, and anti-submarine warfare. She also is the home for two SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters.

This coin is minted in bronze, finished with an antique patina, and pays tribute to the USS Bulkeley, saluting the exceptional service of her crew. The obverse contains a starboard view of the USS Bulkeley cutting through the ocean, with the crest of the USS Bulkeley above. The reverse features the symbol of the Bulkeley’s crew, the Wolfpack, in reference to Navy Vice Admiral John Duncan Bulkeley’s biography named “Seawolf.”