USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG-129) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 79th overall for the class.[1] She will be named in honor of former U.S. Senator for Alabama and retired Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton, a Vietnam War veteran and prisoner of war, who was a recipient of the Navy Cross. Jeremiah Denton will be the fourth ship of the Flight III series.[4]
Graphical depiction of USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG-129)
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Jeremiah Denton |
Namesake | Jeremiah Denton |
Awarded | 27 September 2018[1] |
Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
Laid down | 16 August 2022[2] |
Identification | Hull number: DDG-129 |
Status | Under construction |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
Displacement | 9,217 tons (full load)[3] |
Length | 510 ft (160 m)[3] |
Beam | 66 ft (20 m)[3] |
Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[3] |
Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[3] |
Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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Armor | Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures. |
Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
Aviation facilities | Double hangar and helipad |
References
edit- ^ a b "Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Keel Authenticated for Future USS Jeremiah Denton" (Press release). United States Navy. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in honor of Navy Veteran, Vietnam War POW" (Press release). United States Navy. 4 January 2019. NNS190104-04. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.