Spruance Class Destroyer 'USS Paul F. Foster' (DD 964)

In a wharf-side ceremony on March 27, the decommissioned USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) was turned over to Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division as the Navy’s new Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS). Foster will be outfitted with up-to-date technological and weapons systems, and numerous remote capabilities. The ship will begin service as the SDTS by fiscal year 2005, at Port Hueneme and on the waters of the Pacific Sea Test Range.