USS Jeremiah Denton

	Graphical depiction of USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG-129)
History
United States
Name	USS Jeremiah Denton
Namesake	Jeremiah Denton
Awarded	27 September 2018
Builder	Huntington Ingalls Industries
Laid down	16 August 2022
Launched	26 March 2025
Identification	Hull number: DDG-129
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Class & type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,217 tons (full load)
Length	510 ft (160 m)
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun) ; 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS ; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system ; 4 × 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliber guns; Missiles:; 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS):; RIM-66M surface-to-air missile ; RIM-156 surface-to-air missile ; RIM-174A standard ERAM ; RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile ; RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed); BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile ; RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC ; Torpedoes:; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 lightweight torpedo ; Mark 50 lightweight torpedo ; Mark 54 lightweight torpedo ;
Armor	Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar and helipad

Last updated August 08, 2025

USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG-129) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Flight III variant.^[1] She is 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.^[5]

Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Mississippi launched the USS Jeremiah Denton on 25 March 2025.^[6]

References

1 2 "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.
↑ "HII Ingalls launches third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer". MSN. 26 March 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 "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. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
↑ "Ingalls Shipbuilding launches USS Jeremiah Denton, latest generation of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for US Navy". Army Recognition. 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2025-05-03.

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[NVR-1] 1 2 "Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)". Naval Vessel Register . Retrieved 28 January 2019.

[2] "Keel Authenticated for Future USS Jeremiah Denton" (Press release). United States Navy. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[3] "HII Ingalls launches third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer". MSN. 26 March 2025.

[FAS.org-4] 1 2 3 4 5 "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists . FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[5] "SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in honor of Navy Veteran, Vietnam War POW" (Press release). United States Navy. 4 January 2019. NNS190104-04. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[6] "Ingalls Shipbuilding launches USS Jeremiah Denton, latest generation of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for US Navy". Army Recognition. 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2025-05-03.

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History
Graphical depiction of USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG-129)
United States
Name	USS Jeremiah Denton
Namesake	Jeremiah Denton
Awarded	27 September 2018^[1]
Builder	Huntington Ingalls Industries
Laid down	16 August 2022^[2]
Launched	26 March 2025^[3]
Identification	Hull number: DDG-129
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Class & type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,217 tons (full load)^[4]
Length	510 ft (160 m)^[4]
Beam	66 ft (20 m)^[4]
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)^[4]
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)^[4]
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	Guns: 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun) 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system 4 × 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliber guns Missiles: 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS): RIM-66M surface-to-air missile RIM-156 surface-to-air missile RIM-174A standard ERAM RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed) BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC Torpedoes: 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes: Mark 46 lightweight torpedo Mark 50 lightweight torpedo Mark 54 lightweight torpedo
Armor	Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar and helipad