USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128)
USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 78th overall for the class.[1] She will be named in honor of Ted Stevens, a U.S. Senator from Alaska who served the Senate for over 40 years and was a staunch supporter of both the Navy and the Marine Corps. Ted Stevens will be the third ship of the Flight III series.[2]
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | USS Ted Stevens |
| Namesake: | Ted Stevens |
| Awarded: | 27 September 2018[1] |
| Builder: | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 9,200 long tons (9,300 t) |
| Length: | 510 ft (160 m) |
| Draft: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Flight deck, Hangar bay |
References
- "Ted Stevens (DDG 128)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "New Navy destroyer named to honor former Sen. Ted Stevens". UPI. Retrieved 10 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.
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