Richard G. Lugar's sister ship John E. Kilmer
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History
United States
NameRichard G. Lugar
NamesakeRichard Lugar
Awarded27 September 2018[1]
BuilderBath Iron Works
IdentificationHull number: DDG-136
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 Richard G. Lugar (DDG-136) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 86th overall for the class.[1] She will be named in honor of Richard G. Lugar, a Republican United States Senator who represented Indiana. He served in the United States Navy from 1957 to 1960 and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade.[3] She was officially named by Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer during a ceremony 18 November 2019 at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Richard G. Lugar (DDG-136)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  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. "Navy warship to be named after late Indiana Sen. Lugar". Associated Press. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. Todd Young (13 November 2019). "Young Announces Navy Ship to be Named in Honor of Richard G. Lugar; Naming Ceremony Nov. 18 in Indianapolis" (Press release). United States Senate. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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