| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Robert Kerrey |
| Namesake: | Robert Kerrey |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Identification: | Hull number: DDG-146 |
| Status: | Authorized[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 Robert Kerrey (DDG-146) is the planned 96th Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is named for former U.S. Senator Joseph Robert Kerrey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. This will be the first Navy vessel named after Kerrey.
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.[3] In 2025, she was named after former U.S. Senator, Nebraska Governor, and naval officer Joseph Robert Kerrey, "This will be the first Navy vessel named in his honor, and it is most appropriate we do so, for his actions in Vietnam and his continued service to this country well beyond his Naval service]".[4]
References[]
- ↑ "DDG-146". 5 October 2023. https://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvr/getHull.htm?shipId=9004.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "SECNAV Names Navy’s Newest Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG 146) After MoH Recipient, Former U.S. Navy Seal, U.S. Senator and Nebraska Governor Robert Kerrey". United States Navy. 4 January 2025. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/4021499/secnav-names-navys-newest-guided-missile-destroyer-ddg-146-after-moh-recipient/.
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