USS Sam Nunn

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Graphical depiction of USS Sam Nunn (DDG-133)
History
United States
Name Sam Nunn
Namesake Sam Nunn
Awarded 27 September 2018 [1]
Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding
Identification Hull number : DDG-133
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
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 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 was named on 6 May 2019 by Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer in honor of Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr. Nunn was a U.S. Senator representing Georgia, who served in Congress from 1972 to 1997, and was chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations . [3]

References [ edit ]

  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 .