USS William Charette

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Graphical depiction of USS William Charette (DDG-130)
History
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NameWilliam Charette
Namesake William Charette
Awarded27 September 2018 [1]
Builder Bath Iron Works
Identification Hull number: DDG-130
StatusUnder construction [2]
General characteristics
Class & type Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load) [3]
Length510 ft (160 m) [3]
Beam66 ft (20 m) [3]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) [3]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) [3]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
ArmorKevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities Double hangar and helipad

USS William Charette (DDG-130) will be an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the fifth Flight III variant. [1] She will be named in honor of Master Chief William R. Charette, a Korean War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "William Charette (DDG 130)". Naval Vessel Register . Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. "William Charette (DDG 130)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists . FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. "SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in Honor of US Navy Medal of Honor Recipient" (Press release). United States Navy. 18 March 2019. NNS190318-03. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.