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| USS William Charette (DDG-130) | |
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 Graphical depiction of USS William Charette (DDG-130) | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USS William Charette |
| Namesake: | William Charette |
| Awarded: | 27 September 2018[1] |
| Builder: | Bath Iron Works |
| 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 |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Flight deck, Hangar bay |
USS William Charette (DDG-130) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 80th overall for the class.[1] She will be named in honor of Master Chief William R. Charette, a Korean War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor. William Charette will be the fifth ship of the Flight III series.[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "William Charette (DDG 130)". Naval Vessel Register. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/NVRSHIPS/DETAILS/DDG130.HTM. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ↑ "SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in Honor of US Navy Medal of Honor Recipient". United States Navy. 18 March 2019. NNS190318-03. https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=108938. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- 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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