| USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Graphical depiction of the DDG-126. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. |
| Namesake: | Commandant of the Marine Corps Louis H. Wilson |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works[1] |
| Laid down: | 16 May 2023 |
| Commissioned: | 2023 (Expected)[1] |
| Identification: | Hull number: DDG-126 |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 9,200 long tons (9,300 t) |
| Length: | 510 feet (160m) |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draft: | 33 feet (10m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed: | 35+ knots |
| Complement: | 380 Officers and Enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| Armor: | Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive surivivability measures. |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Flight Deck and Hangar Bay |
USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126) will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the third of the Flight III variants and 76th overall in the class. She is named after U.S. Marine Corps General Louis H. Wilson Jr., recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016 she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.[3]
Bath Iron Works began fabrication of the vessel on 3 March 2020.[4][5]
Namesake[]
General Louis H. Wilson, Jr.
Louis Hugh Wilson, Jr. (1920-2005) was the 26th Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1975-1979, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II. Born in Brandon, Mississippi, He held a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941 from Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi -- where he participated in football and track. Wilson was also an active member of the Alpha Iota Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, initiated on February 23, 1939. General Wilson was the first Marine Corps Commandant to serve full-time on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
References[]
- ↑ "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke - Specifications". globalsecurity.org. 19 May 2015. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ddg-51-specs.htm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ "DDG 126 Louis H. Wilson Jr.". globalsecurity.org. 11 November 2016. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/ddg-126.htm. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ↑ https://gdbiw.com/general-dynamics-bath-iron-works-starts-fabrication-of-louis-h-wilson-jr-ddg-126/
- ↑ https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=112275
External links[]
- "Ray Mabus: DDG 125 & DDG 126 Destroyers Named After Two WWII Marines". ExecutiveGov.com. http://www.executivegov.com/2016/09/ray-mabus-ddg-125-126-destroyers-named-after-two-wwii-marines/.
- "USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126)". NavSource.org. http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/01126.htm.
- "Two destroyers to be named for Medal Of Honor recipients". The American Survival Guide. http://www.theamericansurvivalguide.com/smforum/index.php?topic=10676.0.
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