| USS John F. Lehman | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS John F. Lehman |
| Namesake: | John Lehman |
| Awarded: | 27 September 2018[1] |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Status: | Authorized |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 9,200 long tons (9,300 t) |
| Length: | 510 ft (160 m) |
| Draft: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Flight deck, Hangar bay |
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, he was 65th United States Secretary of the Navy during 1981–1987, which was under the Ronald Reagan administration, where he pushed for the creation of a 600-ship Navy.[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "John F. Lehman (DDG-137)". Naval Vessel Register. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/NVRSHIPS/DETAILS/DDG137.HTM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ↑ "Secretary of the Navy Names Future DDG, SSN". United States Navy. 13 October 2020. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2380789/secretary-of-the-navy-names-future-ddg-ssn/. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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