Lottie Chatman, the cousin of Oscar P. Austin, holds a decades-old unopened wine bottle from the USS Oscar Austin. She stands in front of a memorial of her cousin.

Oscar Austin, one of the Navy’s newest ships, departed Norfolk, Virginia, Sept. 30, 2024, where it had been homeported since the ship was commissioned in 2000.

Culinary Specialist 1st Class Henry Ramos, assigned to the destroyer USS Oscar Austin, hugs loved ones after returning to Naval Station Rota, Spain, on June 10, 2025. (Mass Communication ...

The destroyers — USS Thomas Hudner, USS Arleigh Burke, USS The Sullivans, USS Oscar Austin, and USS Paul Ignatius — are equipped with high-end interceptors that are specifically designed for ...