| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Michael G. Mullen |
| Namesake: | Michael Mullen |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| Identification: | Hull number: DDG-144 |
| Status: | Authorized for construction[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 9,217 tons (full load)[2] |
| Length: | 510 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Beam: | 66 ft (20 m)[2] |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[2] |
| Speed: | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[2] |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| 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 Michael G. Mullen (DDG-144) is the planned 94th Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is named for former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen.
Design and construction[]
As a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, she would be mounted with the more powerful AN/SPY-6 radar compared to her sister ships. This radar, and other modifications, would allow Flight III destroyers to serve as a replacement for the air-defense roles of Ticonderoga-class cruisers.[3]
She was ordered in 2023 as part of a larger 5-year plan to build 9 Flight III ships and is expected to start fabrication in 2027.[3]
In 2024, she was named after the former chairman, as he was a, "visionary leader in the mold of the greatest naval leaders that came before [them]".[4]
References[]
- ↑ "DDG-142". 18 August 2023. https://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_DDG_142.HTML.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LaGrone, Sam (2023-08-01). "Navy Awards Ingalls 6 Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyers, Bath Iron Works 3 as Part of 5-Year Deal" (in en-US). https://news.usni.org/2023/08/01/navy-awards-ingalls-6-flight-iii-arleigh-burke-destroyers-bath-iron-works-3-as-part-of-five-year-deal.
- ↑ Mongilio, Heather (2024-05-22). "SECNAV Del Toro Names New Destroyers for Former SECNAV Danzig, CJCS Mullen" (in en-US). https://news.usni.org/2024/05/22/secnav-del-toro-names-new-destroyers-for-former-secnav-danzig-cjcs-mullen.
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