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 [1]
Builder	Huntington Ingalls Industries
Laid down	16 August 2022 [2]
Launched	25 March 2025 [3]
Identification	Hull number: DDG-129
Status	Launched
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 in (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

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. "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's Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Guided Missile Destroyer Future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129)".
4. "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 4 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
6. "Ingalls Shipbuilding launches USS Jeremiah Denton, latest generation of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer for US Navy". Army Recognition. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

•  This article incorporates public domain material from Ted Stevens (DDG-128) at the Naval Vessel Register .