USS Michael G. Mullen

History
United States
Name	Michael G. Mullen
Namesake	Michael Mullen
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Identification	Hull number : DDG-144
Status	Authorized for construction
General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke -class destroyer
Displacement	9,217 tons (full load)
Length	510 ft (160 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	Guns: ; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun) ; 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS ; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system ; 4 × 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliber guns ; Missiles: ; 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS) : ; RIM-66M surface-to-air missile ; RIM-156 surface-to-air missile ; RIM-174A standard ERAM ; RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile ; RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed) ; BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile ; RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC ; Torpedoes: ; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes : ; Mark 46 lightweight torpedo ; Mark 50 lightweight torpedo ; Mark 54 lightweight torpedo ;
Armor	Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar and helipad

USS Michael G. Mullen (DDG-144) is a planned Flight III Arleigh Burke -class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy , the 94th overall of the class. She is named for former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , Admiral Michael Mullen .

Design and Construction [ edit ]

As a Flight III Arleigh Burke -class destroyer, she would be mounted with the more powerful AN/SPY-6 radar compared to her sister ships. This radar, and other modifications, would allow Flight III destroyers to serve as a replacement for the air-defense roles of Ticonderoga -class cruisers . ^[3]

She was ordered in 2023 as part of a larger 5-year plan to build 9 Flight III ships and is expected to start fabrication in 2027. ^[3]

In 2024, she was named after the former chairman, as he was a, "visionary leader in the mold of the greatest naval leaders that came before [them]". ^[4]

References [ edit ]

^ "DDG-142" . nvr.navy.mil . 18 August 2023 . Retrieved 13 January 2024 .
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class" . Federation of American Scientists . FAS.org. 2 November 2016 . Retrieved 9 June 2021 .
^ ^a ^b LaGrone, Sam (2023-08-01). "Navy Awards Ingalls 6 Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyers, Bath Iron Works 3 as Part of 5-Year Deal" . USNI News . Retrieved 2024-05-22 .
^ Mongilio, Heather (2024-05-22). "SECNAV Del Toro Names New Destroyers for Former SECNAV Danzig, CJCS Mullen" . USNI News . Retrieved 2024-05-22 .

[nvr1-1] "DDG-142" . nvr.navy.mil . 18 August 2023 . Retrieved 13 January 2024 .

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

[:0-3] LaGrone, Sam (2023-08-01). "Navy Awards Ingalls 6 Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyers, Bath Iron Works 3 as Part of 5-Year Deal" . USNI News . Retrieved 2024-05-22 .

[4] Mongilio, Heather (2024-05-22). "SECNAV Del Toro Names New Destroyers for Former SECNAV Danzig, CJCS Mullen" . USNI News . Retrieved 2024-05-22 .

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