USS Sam Nunn

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USS Sam Nunn (DDG-133) artist depiction.jpg
Graphical depiction of USS Sam Nunn (DDG-133)
History
United States
NameSam Nunn
NamesakeSam Nunn
Awarded27 September 2018[1]
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
IdentificationHull number: DDG-133
StatusAuthorized
General characteristics
Class and type Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[2]
Length510 ft (160 m)[2]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[2]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[2]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[2]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
ArmorKevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried2 × SH-60 Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar and helipad

USS Sam Nunn (DDG-133) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 83rd overall for the class.[1] She will be named in honor of Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr., a U.S. Senator represented Georgia who served the Senate from 1972 to 1997 and served as chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. On 6 May 2019 she was named by Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sam Nunn (DDG 133)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "SECNAV Names New Destroyer In Honor of US Senator from Georgia" (Press release). United States Navy. 6 May 2019. NNS190506-01. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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