John F. Lehman's sister ship John E. Kilmer
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History
United States
NameJohn F. Lehman
NamesakeJohn Lehman
Awarded27 September 2018[1]
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
IdentificationHull number: DDG-137
StatusAuthorized
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[2]
Length510 ft (160 m)[2]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[2]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[2]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[2]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
ArmorKevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar and helipad

USS John F. Lehman (DDG-137) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 87th overall for the class.[1] She will honor Philadelphia-born John Lehman, who was the 65th United States Secretary of the Navy during 1981–1987, under the Ronald Reagan administration. During this tenure, he pushed for the creation of a 600-ship Navy.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "John F. Lehman (DDG-137)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. "Secretary of the Navy Names Future DDG, SSN" (Press release). United States Navy. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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