| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Richard G. Lugar |
| Namesake | Richard Lugar |
| Awarded | 27 September 2018 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-136 |
| Status | Authorized |
| 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 |
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| 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 Richard G. Lugar (DDG-136) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 86th overall for the class. She was officially named by Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer in honor of Richard G. Lugar, a Republican United States Senator who represented Indiana, who served in the United States Navy from 1957 to 1960 and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade, during a ceremony on November 18, 2019 at the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis.
References
- ^ a b "Richard G. Lugar (DDG-136)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 13 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.
- ^ Todd Young (13 November 2019). "Young Announces Navy Ship to be Named in Honor of Richard G. Lugar; Naming Ceremony Nov. 18 in Indianapolis" (Press release). United States Senate. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Navy warship to be named after late Indiana Sen. Lugar". Associated Press. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
