USS Jack H. Lucas

USS *Jack H. Lucas*
	The future USS Jack H. Lucas after launch on June 4, 2021
History
United States
Name	Jack H. Lucas
Namesake	Jacklyn H. Lucas
Builder	Huntington Ingalls Industries
Laid down	8 November 2019
Launched	4 June 2021
Sponsored by	Ruby Lucas ; Catherine B. Reynolds;
Commissioned	Expected , 2023
Identification	Hull number: DDG-125
Status	Launched
General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,217 tons (full load)
Length	513 ft (156 m)
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk. 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); 2 × 25 mm Mk 38 Autocannons; 4 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns; 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 torpedo; Mark 50 torpedo; Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo; 96-cell Mk 41 VLS for use of:; RIM-66M Standard Missile; BGM-109 Tomahawk; RUM-139 Vertical Launch ASROC;
Armor	Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried	2 × SH-60 Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar and helipad

USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, first of the Flight III variants^[5] and 75th overall in the class. She is named after Captain Jacklyn H. Lucas, recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016, she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.^[2]

Namesake[]

Jacklyn H. Lucas

Jacklyn Harold "Jack" Lucas (1928-2008) was a U.S. Marine, and later U.S. Army Airborne Officer—who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Iwo Jima, at the age of 17. He is the youngest Marine and youngest serviceman in World War II to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor. When the keel of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) (christened in 2000) was laid, Lucas placed his Medal of Honor citation in the ship's hull, where it remains sealed.^[6]

References[]

^ White, Ryan. "U.S. Navy Launches First Flight III Guided Missile Destroyer, the future Jack H. Lucas - Naval Post". Retrieved 2021-06-09.
^ ^a ^b "Secretary Mabus Names Two Destroyers for Medal of Honor Recipients". US Navy. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
^ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ LaGrone, Sam (28 June 2017). "Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ "PHOTO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded Contract to Build Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". GlobeNewswire. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

External links[]

"Ray Mabus: DDG 125 & DDG 126 Destroyers Named After Two WWII Marines". ExecutiveGov.com.
"USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125)". NavSource.org.
"Two destroyers to be named for Medal Of Honor recipients". The American Survival Guide.

[1] White, Ryan. "U.S. Navy Launches First Flight III Guided Missile Destroyer, the future Jack H. Lucas - Naval Post". Retrieved 2021-06-09.

[navy.mil-2] "Secretary Mabus Names Two Destroyers for Medal of Honor Recipients". US Navy. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[3] "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

[FAS.org-4] "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[First_Flight_III-5] LaGrone, Sam (28 June 2017). "Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[6] "PHOTO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded Contract to Build Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". GlobeNewswire. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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