The fourth USS Gridley (DDG-101) is the fifty-first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Gridley is named after Captain Charles 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. She has joined the Pacific Fleet and is homeported at Naval Base San Diego. Gridley departed Naval Base San Diego on 19 May 2008 for her maiden deployment and returned on 25 November 2008.
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