| USS Thad Cochran | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS Thad Cochran |
| Namesake: | Thad Cochran |
| Awarded: | 27 September 2018[1] |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| 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 Thad Cochran (DDG-135) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 85th overall for the class.[1] She will be named in honor of Republican U.S. Senator represented Mississippi, William Thad Cochran, who was a U.S. Navy ensign during 1959–1961, he also served as longtime chairman of Committee on Armed Services in United States Senate.[2] Fabrication of the ship began on 13 November 2023.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Thad Cochran (DDG-135)". Naval Vessel Register. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/NVRSHIPS/DETAILS/DDG135.HTM. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ↑ "Navy to name ship after the late Sen. Cochran of Mississippi". Associated Press. 13 November 2019. https://apnews.com/a8269f21705e4310a39f39e2c8fdc938. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ↑ https://hii.com/news/hii-thad-cochran-ddg-135-destroyer-fabrication-2023/
- 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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