The Gridley (DDG 101) is the 51st Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and the fourth ship in the United States Navy named after Captain Charles V. Gridley, Commander of Admiral George Dewey's flagship Olympia, (Flag Captain) and recipient of Admiral Dewey's famous command, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

February 11, 2006 The Pre-Commissioned Unit (PCU) Gridley was christened during a ceremony at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Mrs. Cathy W. Forst, the great-great-granddaughter of Captain Gridley, served as the ship's sponsor. Cmdr. Stephen A. Shinego is the prospective commanding officer.

August 14, PCU Gridley underway for the first time to conduct combined builder’s and acceptance "super trials."

February 10, 2007 USS Gridley was commissioned during a ceremony in the Port of Miami-Dade, Florida.

March 21, The Gridley arrived at its new homeport of Naval Base San Diego, Calif., for the first time.

December 10, The guided-missile destroyer is currently underway off the coast southern California, conducting routine training as part of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) CSG.

March 14, 2008 Cmdr. Gregory Grombert relieved Cmdr. Stephen A. Shinego as CO of the Gridley.

March 17, DDG 101 departed Naval Base San Diego for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the SOCAL Op. Area; Underway for a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) on April 1?.

May 19, USS Gridley departed San Diego for its maiden western Pacific deployment, as part of the USS Ronald Reagan CSG.

June 18, The Gridley anchored off the coast of Hong Kong for a four-day liberty port visit; Inport Fukuoka, Japan, from July 28- Aug. ?; Inport Kelang, Malaysia, from Aug. 18-2?.

October 18, The Gridley arrived pulled into Goa, India, for the in-port phase of a bilateral training exercise Malabar.

November 25, USS Gridley returned to Naval Base San Diego after a six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

May 27, 2009 USS Gridley departed San Diego for a scheduled deployment, as part of the Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG).

June 25, The guided-missile destroyer anchored off the coast of Phuket, Thailand, for a goodwill port visit.

September 2, Cmdr. Brian J. Quin relieved Cmdr. Gregory Grombert as CO of the DDG 101.

October 21, USS Gridley returned to San Diego after a five-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

June 18, 2010 The Gridley arrived at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif., for ammo offload; Held an "open house" from June 19-20.

November 30, USS Gridley departed San Diego for a scheduled western Pacific deployment, as part of the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) CSG.

January 11, 2011 The Gridley pulled into Chinhae, ROK, for a scheduled port visit.

February 5, USS Gridley arrived in Tomakomai, Japan, for the first port visit by a U.S. Navy ship in 16 years; Inport Sasebo, Japan, from Feb. 16-22.

March 15, Cmdr. Benjamin J. Allbritton relieved Cmdr. Brian J. Quin as the 4th commanding officer of Gridley.

March 23, USS Gridley anchored off the coast of Talisay City, Cebu, for a four-day visit to Republic of the Philippines; Moored at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, from April 2-3; Moored at Fleet Activities Sasebo from April 12-15.

April 29, The Gridley anchored off the coast of Phuket, Thailand, for a three-day liberty port visit; Inport Manila, Republic of the Philippines, from May 15-18.

May 22, The Gridley anchored in Victoria Harbour for a four-day port visit to Hong Kong; Inport Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from June 7-10.

July 3, DDG 101 recently moored at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to celebrate the Independence Day after a week of testing and training.

July 22, USS Gridley returned to San Diego after an extended eight-month deployment.

November 1, The Gridley recently arrived at Naval Surface Warfare Center in Port Hueneme, Calif., for technical repairs and testing. The ship is making preparation for a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) assessment scheduled for March 2012.

August 6, 2012 USS Gridley departed Naval Base San Diego for a scheduled independent deployment.

September 4, Cmdr. Gadala E. Krazer relieved Cmdr. Benjamin J. Allbritton as CO of the Gridley during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship at Changi Naval Base in Singapore.

September 13, USS Gridley moored at Port of Mormugao in Goa, India, for a scheduled port visit; Inport Bahrain in October.

November 19, DDG 101 moored at Pier 15, Manila South Harbor in Manila, Republic of the Philippines, for a routine port call; Inport Sasebo, Japan, from Dec. 5-10.

December 30, The Gridley anchored off the coast of Talisay City for a scheduled visit to Cebu, Philippines, after a one-day delay due to Typhoon Quinta.

January 28, 2013 The guided-missile destroyer pulled into Pearl Harbor for a brief port call to embark 56 friends and family members for a Tiger Cruise.

February 5, USS Gridley returned to San Diego after a six-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet AoR.

May 29, The Gridley departed San Diego for a Navy's Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) Cruise.

May 31, BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair was awarded a $9 million modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4408) for the Gridley's Selected Restricted Availability (SRA). Work is expected to be completed by Oct. 9; Commenced availability on June 26.

August 23, USS Gridley is currently moored at Pier 4 in Huntington Ingalls Industries Continental Maritime of San Diego shipyard; Underway for sea trials on Oct. 7.

February 3, 2014 DDG 101 departed Naval Base San Diego for a four-day underway to conduct Engineering Certifications (ECERT).

March 28, Cmdr. Mark S. Nieswiadomy relieved Cmdr. Gadala E. Krazer as the 6th CO of Gridley.

May 23, The Gridley is currently underway for a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), off the coast of southern California, as part of the USS Carl Vinson CSG; Commenced a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) in early June.

August 22, USS Gridley departed San Diego for a scheduled deployment.

September 3, The Gridley recently pulled into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a routine port call after participated in Undersea Warfare Exercise (USWEX).

From September 16-23, the guided-missile destroyer participated in biennial field training exercise (FTX) Valiant Shield 2014, off the coast of Guam and Saipan.

October 2, USS Gridley moored at Berth 7, Changi Naval Base in Singapore for a five-day port call; Entered the Arabian Gulf on Oct. 17; Arrived in Gulf of Aden in early November.

November 10, Sailors aboard the Gridley conducted visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the Royal Navy amphibious assault ship HMS Bulwark (L15), as part of the International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2014; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound on Nov. 16.

December 5, USS Gridley moored at Berth 3, Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman, for a four-day port visit. Entered the Arabian Gulf again in late January.

February 21, 2015 DDG 101 moored at Container Terminal in Mina Zayed Port, United Arab Emirates, for a five-day visit to Abu Dhabi in conjunction with the 12th International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2015.

March 19, The Gridley moored at Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP), Bahrain, for a five-day liberty visit to Manama.?

April 26, USS Gridley moored at Berth C, Victoria Quay in Port of Fremantle, Australia, for a six-day liberty visit in conjunction with the Anzac Day celebration.

May 27, The guided-missile destroyer arrived in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a three-day port visit and to embark "Tigers."

June 4, USS Gridley moored at Berth 2, Pier 2 on Naval Base San Diego following a nine-and-a-half month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

July 21, DDG 101 departed homeport for routine training off the coast of San Diego; Moored at Bravo Pier, NAS North Island for a brief stop to offload ammo on July 22; Moored at Naval Station Everett, Wash., from July 27-28.

July 28, USS Gridley moored at Bell Street Cruise Terminal in downtown Seattle, Wash., for a six-day visit to participate in annual Seafair Fleet Week celebration.

August 7, The Gridley is currently underway in support of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) CSG's COMPTUEX, off the coast of southern California, as part of opposition forces.

August 13, USS Gridley moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to onload ammunition; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 3 on Thursday afternoon; Underway again on Aug. 19; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 13 on Aug. 26; Underway for Operational Test Launch (OTL) on Aug. 31.

September 1, A Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) Block IV, launched from the USS Gridley, used its onboard camera to capture battle damage indication imagery and then transmitted the image to fleet headquarters via its two-way UHF SATCOM datalink. The missile then entered a loiter pattern before it was retargeted, by strike controllers in Bahrain, to a new designet target on the Navy’s test range at San Nicolas Island.

September 3, DDG 101 moored at Bravo Pier for a brief stop to offload ammo before return to Naval Base San Diego; Underway again from Sept. 8-11.

September 18, Cmdr. Marc D. Crawford relieved Cmdr. Mark S. Nieswiadomy as CO of the USS Gridley during a change-of-command ceremony aboard the ship at Berth 2, Pier 8.

September 21, The Gridley anchored off Santa Barbara, Calif., for a four-day port visit; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 10 on Sept. 25; Underway again from Dec. 7-1?.

January 5, 2016 USS Gridley departed Naval Base San Diego in support of operational testing of the anti-surface warfare (ASUW) variant of Standard Missile (SM) 6, at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Barking Sands, Hawaii.

January 19, The Gridley recently moored at Berth B8 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a week-long port call after provided assistance in a search and rescue efforts for two CH-53E Super Stallions, that collided late Thursday with 12 people on board, off the Oahu's North Shore; Returned home on Feb. 3.

March 8, USS Gridley returned to San Diego after an 11-day underway off the coast of southern California; Underway for routine training and in support of "Leaders to Sea" program from March 21; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 8 on March 2?; Underway again following a four-week Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV) on April 22.

April 25, The Gridley moored at Berth 5 in Port of Mazatlan, Mexico, for a three-day liberty visit; Returned home on May ?.

May 16, The guided-missile destroyer moored at Berth 1, Pier 10 on Naval Base San Diego after a week-long underway in the SOCAL Op. Area; Underway en route to Everett, Wash., following a six-week Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV), on June 29.

July 2, USS Gridley moored at Burrard Dry Dock Pier in North Vancouver, Canada, for an extended week-long port visit to celebrate the Independence Day.

July 9, USS Gridley moored at Bravo Pier on its new homeport of Naval Station Everett after a 10-day transit from San Diego.

August 2, The Gridley moored at Bell Street Cruise Terminal in downtown Seattle, Wash., for a six-day port visit to participate in annual Seafair Fleet Week festivities; Arrived off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, on Aug. 15.

August 18, DDG 101 moored at Wharf B25 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a four-day port call; Conducted operations northwest of Kauai from Aug. 23-25; Inport Pearl Harbor again from Aug. 26-29.?

August 30, Vigor Marine, LLC, Portland, Oregon, was awarded a $36,6 million contract to perform repair and modernization work to support a Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) availability as well as Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) for the USS Gridley. Work is expected to be completed by March.

September 8, USS Gridley recently moored at Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett after a five-week underway.

September 12, The Gridley moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island in Port Hadlock, Wash., for a two-day ammo offload; Moored at Bravo Pier on Sept. 14.

November 9, USS Gridley moved "dead-stick" from Naval Station Everett to Vigor Shipyards pier in Seattle; Entered the Dry Dock #10 on Nov. 2?.

January 27, 2017 Cmdr. Michael G. Mortensen relieved Cmdr. Marc D. Crawford as the 8th CO of Gridley during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Station Everett.

July 2?, The guided-missile destroyer undocked and moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier on Naval Station Everett.

February 18, 2018 USS Gridley departed homeport to conduct sea trials off the coast of Washington; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload from Feb. 22-23; Moored at Berth 1, Alpha Pier on Feb. 23; Underway for routine training on April 3.

April 9, The Gridley moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for a three-day ammo onload; Returned home on April 12; Underway again from April 16-20; Underway in support of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) CSG's Group Sail, off the coast of southern California, on April 30.

May 4, DDG 101 moored at Berth 2, Pier 3 on Naval Base San Diego for a three-day port call; Departed SOCAL Op. Area on May 12; Conducted training in the Strait of Juan de Fuca from May 15-16; Moored outboard the USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) at Berth 2, Bravo Pier on Wednesday afternoon; Underway again on June 8.

June 11, USS Gridley moored at Wharf 4 in Port Hueneme, Calif., for a three-day combat systems groom with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC); Moored outboard the USS Decatur (DDG 73) at Berth 5, Pier 3 in Naval Base San Diego from June 15-19; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 7 from June 20-26 and June 27-29.

July 3, The Gridley moored at Berth 1, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett.

July 20, Cmdr. Joel S. Uzarski relieved Cmdr. Michael G. Mortensen as CO of the Gridley during a pierside ceremony on Naval Station Everett.

August 13, USS Gridley moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier on Naval Station Everett after a four-day underway, in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, for Career Orientation Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) summer cruise; Underway for Engineering Certifications (ECERT) from Aug. 17-18; Underway again from Aug. 21-22.

September 28, The Gridley moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier after a one-day underway for a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) preparations; Underway for INSURV assessment from Oct. 1-2; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload on Oct. 4; Returned home on Oct. 5; Underway again on Oct. 19.

October 24, The Gridley moored at Berth 5, Pier 3 on Naval Base San Diego for a two-day port call; Moored at Berth 5, Alpha Pier in Naval Station Everett on Oct. 29; Underway again on Nov. 23.

November 30, USS Gridley made a brief stop at Bravo Pier, NAS North Island to onload ammo before moored at Berth 2, Pier 2 on Naval Base San Diego, after a four-day underway in the SOCAL Op. Area; Underway again on Dec. 8.

December 18, USS Gridley participated in a missile exercise (MISSILEX), off the coast of southern California, as part of the USS Boxer (LHD 4) ARG's Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise; Moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier in Naval Station Everett on Dec. 22.

January 7, 2019 DDG 101 moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for a four-day ammo onload; Moored at Berth 6, Alpha Pier on Jan. 11; Underway in support of the USS Boxer (LHD 4) ARG's Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise (MEUEX) on Feb. 1; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 10 on Naval Base San Diego from Feb. 4-6.

February 24, The Gridley conducted operations with the HMCS Calgary (FFH 335), while underway approximately 10 n.m. northeast of Santa Cruz Island; Moored at Berth M/N, NAS North Island from Feb. 28- March 1; Moored at Navy Fuel Farm (NFF) on Naval Base Point Loma for a brief stop before underway on March 1.

March 5, USS Gridley moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload; Moored at Berth 5, Alpha Pier on March 7; Underway again on April 20.

April 22, The Gridley moored at Wharf 4 in Port Hueneme, Calif., for a nine-day port call to conduct combat systems groom with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC).

May 6, USS Gridley made a brief stop at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload before moored at Berth 5, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett; Moored at Berth 1, Alpha Pier after underway for a Friends and Family Day Cruise to Elliott Bay on May 14; Underway again on June 20.

June 20, The Gridley moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for a one-day ammo onload; Returned home on June 21.

June 24, USS Gridley departed Everett for a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, as part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1.

June 28, The Gridley moored at Berth 2, Pier 2 on Naval Base San Diego for a three-day port call; Moored at Pier 2N on Vasco Nunez de Balboa Naval Base, Panama, from July 9-10; Transited the Panama Canal northbound, just after midnight, on July 11.

July 14, USS Gridley moored at western Breakwater in Port of Bridgetown, Barbados, for a two-day visit; Moored at Berth 3/4, Pier 1 in Naval Station Rota, Spain, to relieve the USS Gravely (DDG 107) as flagship for SNMG-1, on July 26; Moved to Berth 2, Pier 1 on Aug. 3; Underway on Aug. 5.

August 12, The Gridley conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5), while transiting the Atlantic Ocean westbound, to participate in Maritime Express initiative; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 4 on Naval Station Norfolk from Aug. 17-21.

August 30, USS Gridley moored at Homeport Pier in Stapleton, Staten Island, N.Y., for a four-day liberty port visit to New York City in conjunction with the U.S. Labor Day.

September 5, DDG 101 moored at HMC Dockyard Jetty NB4 on Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the in-port phase of NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise Cutlass Fury 2019; Emergency sortied due to Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 6; Arrived in the Bay of Fundy on Sept. 7.

September 9, USS Gridley commenced the at-sea phase of exercise Cutlass Fury, while underway off the coast of Halifax, with the USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), USS New Hampshire (SSN 778), HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (F314), NRP D. Francisco de Almeida (F334), BS Leopold I (F930), HMS Northumberland (F238), HDMS Peter Willemoes (F362), HNLMS Van Speijk (F 828), HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337), HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH 332). USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) and Royal Canadian Navy supply ship MV Asterix; Participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) on Sept. 11.

September 19, The Gridley moored at HMC Dockyard Jetty NB3 on Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax for a four-day port visit; Moored at Pier 3 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, to refuel from Oct. 1-2; Conducted integrated training team exercise in the Gulf of Cadiz, with other ships from SNMG-1, from Oct. 2-4.

October 5, USS Gridley moored at Berth 2, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota for the in-port phase of NATO exercise Dynamic Mariner; Underway for at-sea phase on Oct. 8; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound, just after midnight, on Oct. 13; Transited westbound on Oct. 14; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota from Oct. 17-22.

October 25, USS Gridley moored at East NATO Fuel Pier in Portinho da Costa, Portugal, for a three-day liberty port visit to Lisbon; Brief stop in Stornoway Bay, Scotland, for personnel transfer on Nov. 2; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the RFA Tidesurge (A138), while underway in the Norwegian Sea, on Nov. 5.

November 11, The Gridley moored at minewarfare vessel berth on Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, for a four-day port call; Arrived in the vicinity of Trondheim, Norway, to participate in NATO exercise Flotex on Nov. 18; Moored at Quay 24, Breivika Cruise Port in Tromso for a brief stop to refuel on Nov. 23.

November 29, The Gridley moored at Haakonsvern Naval Base, south of Bergen, for a 13-day upkeep and to conduct turnover with the HNoMS Otto Sverdrup (F312); Transited the Dover Strait southbound on Dec. 15.

December 31, DDG 101 recently moored at Bravo Wharf in Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for a scheduled port visit to celebrate the New Year's Eve.

January 5, 2020 USS Gridley anchored off Colon, Panama, for a brief stop before transiting the Panama Canal; Moored at Pier 1N in Vasco Nunez de Balboa Naval Base, just after midnight, on Jan. 6; Underway on Monday evening.

January 14, The Gridley conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Yukon (T-AO 202), while underway south of San Clemente Island; Moored at Berth M/N on Naval Air Station North Island from Jan. 15-17.

January 21, USS Gridley moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier on Naval Station Everett following a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 2nd, 4th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

March 23, The Gridley moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for a two-day ammo offload; Returned home on March 25.

April 24, Cmdr. Bryan W. Schneider relieved Cmdr. Joel S. Uzarski as the 10th CO of Gridley during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

November 6, USS Gridley moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier on Naval Station Everett after a four-day underway for sea trials, following a seven-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA).

January 25, 2021 USS Gridley moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for a three-day ammo onload; Moored at Berth 6, Bravo Pier on Jan. 28; Underway again on March 1?; Arrived in the SOCAL Op. Area for Group Sail on March 22; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 12 in Naval Base San Diego on April 9; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 10 after a day-long underway on April 14; Departed San Diego on April 16; Returned home on April 19.

May 14, The Gridley moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier on Naval Station Everett after a four-day underway in the Strait of Juan de Fuca; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload from June 1-3; Moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier on Thursday afternoon.

June 9, Cmdr. Meghan L. Bodnar relieved Cmdr. Bryan W. Schneider as CO of the DDG 101 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

June 23, USS Gridley departed Naval Station Everett in support of the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) CSG's COMPTUEX, in the SOCAL Op. Area; Moored at Wharf 3 in Port Hueneme from July 7-1?; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 2 on Naval Base San Diego on July 26; Underway for Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2021 on Aug. 3; Moored at Juliet Pier, NAS North Island for a brief stop on Aug. 17.

August 20, The Gridley moored at Berth 1, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett; Underway again from Sept. 20- Oct. 1.?

October 29, USS Gridley moored at Berth 2, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett after a brief underway in the Admiralty Inlet; Underway again on Oct. 30; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 3 in Naval Base San Diego on Nov. 2; Underway for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), as part of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) CSG, on Nov. 4; Returned home on Dec. 6.

December 30, USS Gridley departed Everett for a scheduled deployment.

January 3, 2022 The Gridley moored at Wharf 311 on Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach for a one-day ammo onload; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200), while underway in the western Pacific, on Jan. 15; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) and USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9), while underway in the Philippine Sea, on Jan. 20; Participated in a PHOTOEX on Jan. 22.

January 31, USS Gridley conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Matthew Perry, while underway in the South China Sea; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Guadalupe on Feb. 2; Moored at Berth 5, RSS Singapura to refuel from Feb. 5-6; Transited the Malacca Strait northbound from Feb. 6-7; Arrived in the Gulf of Oman on Feb. 1?.

March 5, The Gridley conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), while underway in the Gulf of Oman; Transited the Strait of Hormuz northbound on March 1?; Moored at Berth 58 in Port of Jebel Ali, U.A.E., from March 23-24; Transited southbound on March 25; Moored at Port of Fujairah, U.A.E., for a brief stop to refuel on March 26; Transited northbound on March 27.

April 3, USS Gridley moored at Berth 7, Deep Water Jetty, Mina Salman Port in Manama, Bahrain, for an eight-day liberty visit; Transited the Strait of Hormuz southbound on April 12; Transited the Malacca Strait southbound from May 4-5; Moored at Berth 6, RSS Singapura from May 5-6.

May 19, The Gridley conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Rappahannock, while underway in the Philippine Sea; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) on June 3; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Guadalupe and USNS Rappahannock on June 6; Moored at Berth 2, Sierra Wharf in Apra Harbor, Guam, from June 1?-13; Conducted a replenishment-at-sea with the USNS Yukon (T-AO 202) on June 21; Arrived off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, on June 25.

June 27, DDG 101 moored at Wharf B22 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the in-port phase of a biennial multinational exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022; Underway for at-sea phase on July 12; Participated in a PHOTOEX, while underway north of Kauai, on July 28; Moored at Berth O/P, NAS North Island for a brief stop on Aug. 7.

August 11, USS Gridley moored at Berth 1, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett after more than a seven-month deployment in the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet AoR.

September 16, The Gridley departed homeport in support of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) CSG's COMPTUEX, in the SOCAL Op. Area; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 3 on Naval Base San Diego from Sept. 27-28, Sept. 30- Oct. 3 and Oct. 11; Day-long underway on Oct. 12; Departed San Diego on Oct. 14; Arrived in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Oct. 26; Moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier in Naval Station Everett on Oct. 27.

November 17, Cmdr. Kathleen R. Whitman relieved Cmdr. Meghan L. Bodnar as CO of the Gridley during a change-of-command ceremony on board the ship.

November 26, USS Gridley departed Naval Station Everett for a Sustainment Exercise (SUSTEX), in the SOCAL Op. Area; Moored at Berth O/P, NAS North Island for a brief stop on Nov. 29; Moored at Berth M/N for a brief stop on Dec. 11; Returned home on Dec. 1?.

January 30, 2023 USS Gridley moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for a four-day ammo offload; Moored at Berth 2, Alpha Pier on Feb. 3.

February 9, Vigor Marine LLC was awarded a $37,4 million contract (N4523A-23-C-0555) for the USS Gridley's Selected Restricted Availability (SRA). Work is expected to be completed by October.

February 28, The Gridley departed Naval Station Everett in support of Canadian Task Group Exercise (TGEX) 23-1, in the Strait of Juan de Fuca; Conducted operations off the west coast of Vancouver Island, B.C., on March 6; Moored at Pier A on Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt from March 7-9; Moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier on March 13.

October 10, USS Gridley moved from Bravo Pier to Berth 5, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett; Underway for sea trials on Oct. 23; Moored at Berth 2, Bravo Pier on Oct. 24; Underway again on Oct. 27; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for a brief stop to onload ammo before moored at Berth 6, Alpha Pier on Oct. 30; Underway again from Nov. 29-30.

January 19, 2024 USS Gridley moved from Alpha Pier to Berth 2, Bravo Pier, outboard the USS Sampson (DDG 102), on Naval Station Everett; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload from Feb. 6-8; Brief stop off the coast of San Diego on Feb. 12; Moored outboard the USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) at Berth 6, Pier 2 on Naval Base San Diego from Feb. 20-21.

February 21, The Gridley conducted Surface Ship Radiated Noise Measurement (SSRNM) testing, off the northeast coast of San Clemente Island, on late Wednesday evening; Moored at NFF in Naval Base Point Loma for a brief stop to refuel on Feb. 28; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 2 on Naval Base San Diego from March 1-11; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 2 for a brief stop on March 13.

March 19, The Gridley moored at Berth 6, Bravo Pier on Naval Station Everett; Underway again on April 26; Conducted operations off the west coast of Vancouver Island from April 27-28; Moored at Ammunition Pier, Naval Magazine Indian Island for ammo onload from April 29- May 1; Moored at Berth 2, Alpha Pier on May 6; Underway again on May 14; Brief stop off the coast of San Diego on May 18.

May 20, USS Gridley moored at Wharf 6 in Port Hueneme, Calif., for a 10-day port call to conduct combat systems groom with the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC); Moored at Berth 5, PIer 7 in Naval Base San Diego on May 31; Day-long underway on June 4; Brief underway on June 7; Departed San Diego on June 17.

June 25, The Gridley moored at Wharf B23 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for the in-port phase of biennial multinational exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024; Underway for at-sea phase on July 10; Participated in a PHOTOEX, while underway north of Kauai, on July 22.

August 5, The Gridley made a brief stop at NFF, Naval Base Point Loma to refuel before moored at Berth 1, Pier 3 on Naval Base San Diego; Brief underway on Aug. 9; Day-long underway on Aug. 13; Departed San Diego on Aug. 16.

August 19, USS Gridley moored at Berth 5, Alpha Pier on Naval Station Everett following a three-month of operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet AoR; Underway again on Aug. 30; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 3 in Naval Base San Diego on Sept. 6.

September 18, The Gridley moored at Bravo Pier, NAS North Island for a brief stop to onload ammo before underway for Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise and Group Sail, as part of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) CSG, on Sept. 18; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 3 from Sept. 29- Oct. 2; Moored at NFF for a brief stop to refuel on Oct. 4; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 13 from Oct. 11-12.

October 15, USS Gridley moored at Ammunition Pier on Naval Magazine Indian Island for a four-day ammo onload; Moored at Berth 6, Bravo Pier on Oct. 19.