USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.

USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126) will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the second of the Flight III variants[3] and 76th overall in the class. She is named after U.S. Marine Corps General Louis H. Wilson Jr., recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016 she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.[4]

USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.
Graphical depiction of the DDG-126.
History
United States
Name: USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.
Namesake: Commandant of the Marine Corps Louis H. Wilson
Builder: Bath Iron Works[1]
Commissioned: 2023 (Expected)[1]
Status: Authorized
General characteristics
Class and type: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement: 9,200 long tons (9,300 t)
Length: 510 feet (160m)
Beam: 66 ft (20 m)
Draft: 33 feet (10m)
Propulsion: 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW)
Speed: 35+ knots
Complement: 380 Officers and Enlisted
Armament:
Armor: Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive surivivability measures.
Aircraft carried: 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters
Aviation facilities: Flight Deck and Hangar Bay

Bath Iron Works began fabrication of the vessel on 3 March 2020.[5][6]

Namesake
General Louis H. Wilson Jr.

Louis Hugh Wilson Jr. (1920–2005) was the 26th Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1975 to 1979, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II. Born in Brandon, Mississippi, He held a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941 from Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi—where he participated in football and track. Wilson was also an active member of the Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, initiated on February 23, 1939. A veteran of the War in Vietnam, General Wilson was the first Marine Corps Commandant to serve full-time on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

References
  1. "Secretary Mabus Names Two Destroyers for Medal of Honor Recipients". US Navy. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke - Specifications". globalsecurity.org. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. LaGrone, Sam (28 September 2017). "Bath Iron Works Awarded Second Flight III Destroyer In Two Ship Contract Modification". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. "DDG 126 Louis H. Wilson Jr". globalsecurity.org. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Starts Fabrication of Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126)" (PDF) (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. "Construction Begins on Bath Iron Works' First Flight III Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 March 2020. NNS200305-09. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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