| USS Ted Stevens | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS Ted Stevens |
| Namesake: | Ted Stevens |
| Awarded: | 09 January 2019 |
| Builder: | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
| Status: | Under construction |
| 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 Ted Stevens (DDG-128) is a planned Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 78th overall for the class. She will be named for former Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens (1923-2010), an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009 and a staunch supporter of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. The USS Ted Stevens will be one of six Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyers.[1][2][3]'
References[]
- ↑ "Future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be named Ted Stevens" (in en-GB). 2019-01-08. https://www.naval-technology.com/news/arleigh-burke-class-destroyer/.
- ↑ "New Navy destroyer named to honor former Sen. Ted Stevens" (in en). https://www.upi.com/New-Navy-destroyer-named-to-honor-former-Sen-Ted-Stevens/3341546882819/.
- ↑ Staff, KTUU Digital. "Navy destroyer to become namesake ship in honor of Sen. Ted Stevens" (in english). https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Navy-destroyer-to-become-namesake-ship-in-honor-of-late-Sen-Ted-Stevens-503919621.html.
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