USS Sam Nunn

Graphical depiction of USS Sam Nunn (DDG-133)
History
United States
Name	Sam Nunn
Namesake	Sam Nunn
Awarded	27 September 2018 [1]
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	22 November 2024 [2]
Sponsored by	Michelle Nunn
Identification	Hull number: DDG-133
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Class & 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	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

USS Sam Nunn (DDG-133) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. ^[1] She was named on 6 May 2019 by Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer in honor of Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr. Nunn was a U.S. Senator representing Georgia, who served in Congress from 1972 to 1997, and was chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. ^[4] The ship's sponsor is Michelle Nunn, daughter of former Senator Nunn. ^[2] Fabrication of the ship began on 12 December 2022. ^[5]

References

1. "Sam Nunn (DDG 133)". Naval Vessel Register . Retrieved 10 May 2019.
2. "HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates Keel of Destroyer Sam Nunn (DDG 133)". hii.com (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
3. "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists . FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
4. "SECNAV Names New Destroyer In Honor of US Senator from Georgia" (Press release). United States Navy. 6 May 2019. NNS190506-01. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
5. "HII Begins Fabrication of Destroyer Sam Nunn (DDG 133)". hii.com (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

•  This article incorporates public domain material from Sam Nunn (DDG-133) at the Naval Vessel Register .