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USS Jack H. Lucas

USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) during acceptance trials.
Career (United States)
Name: Jack H. Lucas
Namesake: Jacklyn H. Lucas
Builder: Huntington-Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down: 8 November 2019[1]
Launched: 4 June 2021[2]
Sponsored by:
  • Ruby Lucas
  • Catherine B. Reynolds
Christened: 26 March 2022[3]
Acquired: 27 June 2023[4]
Commissioned: 7 October 2023[5]
Homeport: San Diego, California[6]
Identification: Hull number: DDG-125
Motto: Indestructible[7]
Status: in active service, as of 2025
Badge:
General characteristics
Class & type: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement: 9,496 long tons (full load)[8][9]
Length: 509.5 ft (155.3 m)[10]
Beam: 66 ft (20 m)[9]
Propulsion: 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[9]
Speed: 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[9]
Complement: 380 officers and enlisted
Armament:
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 Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer, the first of the Flight III variants.[11] She is named after then-Marine Corps Private First Class, later United States Army captain Jacklyn H. Lucas,[12] recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016, she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.[13]

Construction[]

Jack H. Lucas was launched on 4 June 2021,[2] and christened 26 March 2022.[3] The ship was commissioned on 7 October 2023 with the ceremony taking place in Tampa, Florida.[5]

Operational history[]

Jack H. Lucas left Ingalls on 12 December 2022 for three days of sea trials before returning to port on 15 December 2022.[14]

On 27 June 2023, the US Navy formally took delivery of Jack H. Lucas from Ingalls. She remained in Pascagoula for another 120 days after delivery to allow the crew to move onto the ship.[4][15]

On 26 September 2023, Jack H. Lucas left Ingalls for her home port in San Diego, California, with a stopover in Florida. She was commissioned in Tampa Bay on 7 October 2023.[5]

Namesake[]

Lucas JH

Jacklyn H. Lucas

Jacklyn Harold "Jack" Lucas (1928–2008) was a U.S. Marine, and later U.S. Army airborne officer, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Iwo Jima, at the age of 17. He is the youngest Marine and youngest serviceman in World War II to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor. When the keel of USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) was laid in 1997, Lucas placed his Medal of Honor citation in the ship's hull, where it remains sealed.[16]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". 8 November 2019. https://www.asdnews.com/news/defense/2019/11/08/huntington-ingalls-industries-authenticates-keel-guided-missile-destroyer-jack-h-lucas-ddg-125. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 White, Ryan (7 June 2021). "U.S. Navy Launches First Flight III Guided Missile Destroyer, the future Jack H. Lucas". Naval Post. https://navalpost.com/arleigh-burke-flight-3-jack-h-lucas-launched/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "HII Christens Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". 26 March 2022. https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/jack-h-lucas-ddg-125-christening. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Jack H. Lucas". 29 June 2023. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3441141/navy-accepts-delivery-of-future-uss-jack-h-lucas/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Shelbourne, Mallory (10 October 2023). "First Flight III Destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas Joins Fleet". https://news.usni.org/2023/10/10/first-flight-iii-destroyer-uss-jack-h-lucas-joins-fleet. 
  6. ↑ "Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas". United States Department of Defense. 25 March 2022. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2978136/navy-to-christen-guided-missile-destroyer-jack-h-lucas/. 
  7. ↑ "About USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. U.S. Navy. 26 March 2022. https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/Ships/USS-JACK-H-LUCAS-DDG-125/About/. 
  8. ↑ "US Navy Christens Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jack H Lucas". Navy Recognition. 28 March 2022. https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/march/11560-us-navy-christens-arleigh-burke-class-destroyer-jack-h-lucas.html. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Pike, John (2 November 2016). "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm. 
  10. ↑ "Destroyers (DDG 51)". https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2169871/destroyers-ddg-51/. 
  11. ↑ LaGrone, Sam (28 June 2017). "Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer". United States Naval Institute. https://news.usni.org/2017/06/28/hii-wins-award-build-first-flight-iii-arleigh-burke-destroyer. 
  12. ↑ Rumpf-Whitten, Sarah (7 October 2023). "U.S.S. Jack H. Lucas officially commissioned into service in Port Tampa Bay". https://www.foxnews.com/us/u-s-s-jack-h-lucas-officially-commissioned-into-service-port-tampa-bay. 
  13. ↑ "Secretary Mabus Names Two Destroyers for Medal of Honor Recipients". 17 September 2016. 96649. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96649. 
  14. ↑ LaGrone, Sam (19 December 2022). "Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer Jack H. Lucas Underway for the First Time". U.S. Naval Institute. https://news.usni.org/2022/12/19/flight-iii-arleigh-burke-destroyer-jack-h-lucas-underway-for-the-first-time. 
  15. ↑ Shelbourne, Mallory (27 June 2023). "Navy Takes Delivery of First Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas". U.S. Naval Institute. https://news.usni.org/2023/06/27/navy-takes-delivery-of-first-flight-iii-destroyer-jack-h-lucas. 
  16. ↑ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded Contract to Build Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". 27 June 2017. https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-awarded-contract-to-build-destroyer-jack-h-lucas-ddg-125. 

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