USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Louis H. Wilson Jr. |
| Namesake | Louis H. Wilson |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works[1] |
| Commissioned | Expected, 2023[1] |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-126 |
| Status | Authorized |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 × SH-60 Seahawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Double hangar and helipad |
USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126) will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the second of the Flight III variants[3] and 76th overall in the class. She is named after U.S. Marine Corps General Louis H. Wilson Jr., recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016 she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.[4]
Bath Iron Works began fabrication of the vessel on 3 March 2020.[5][6]
Namesake[]
Louis Hugh Wilson Jr. (1920–2005) was the 26th Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1975 to 1979, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II. Born in Brandon, Mississippi, He held a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941 from Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi—where he participated in football and track. Wilson was also an active member of the Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, initiated on February 23, 1939. A veteran of the War in Vietnam, General Wilson was the first Marine Corps Commandant to serve full-time on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
References[]
- ^ 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 September 2017). "Bath Iron Works Awarded Second Flight III Destroyer In Two Ship Contract Modification". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "DDG 126 Louis H. Wilson Jr". globalsecurity.org. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Starts Fabrication of Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126)" (PDF) (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Construction Begins on Bath Iron Works' First Flight III Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 March 2020. NNS200305-09. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
External links[]
- "Ray Mabus: DDG 125 & DDG 126 Destroyers Named After Two WWII Marines". ExecutiveGov.com.
- "USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126)". NavSource.org.
- "Two destroyers to be named for Medal Of Honor recipients". The American Survival Guide.
- Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
- Proposed ships of the United States Navy