USS '' Stethem '' ( DDG-63 ) is an in the United States Navy . The ship was built in Pascagoula , Mississippi , starting on 11 May 1993 . She was commissioned on 21 October 1995 . '' Stethem '' is named for Steelworker 2nd Class Robert Stethem , who was a Navy sailor killed by terrorists onboard TWA 847 in Beirut , Lebanon in 1985 . She is part of the Pacific Fleet , assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15
TWA 847
TWA Flight 847
USS Stethem