History
On 18 June 2010, Maureen Murphy and Edwin Bard inscribed the signatures of Murphy's family on an iron plate during a dedication ceremony for Michael Murphy. The plate will be affixed to the ship's hull during construction. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan in June 2005. He was the first sailor awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War.
After its 7 May 2011 christening, the destroyer was moved to dry dock for several months in order to finalize the vessel's construction.
On the weekend of 9–10 September 2012, the destroyer was complete and open to tours for cleared Naval Persons and their families at Newport Naval Yard, Newport, Rhode Island. On October 1, the destroyer arrived in New York for its commissioning, which occurred on October 6.
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