USS Jack H. Lucas

USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, first of the Flight III variants[10] and 75th overall in the class. She is named after Captain Jacklyn H. Lucas, recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016, she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.[4]

USS Jack H. Lucas
The USS Jack H. Lucas during acceptance trials.
History
United States
NameJack H. Lucas
NamesakeJacklyn H. Lucas
BuilderHuntington-Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down8 November 2019[1]
Launched4 June 2021[2]
Sponsored by
  • Ruby Lucas
  • Catherine B. Reynolds
Christened26 March 2022[3]
CommissionedExpected , 2023[4]
HomeportSan Diego, California[5]
IdentificationHull number: DDG-125
MottoIndestructible[6]
StatusUndergoing sea trials[7]
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,496 long tons (full load)[8][9]
Length509.5 ft (155.3 m)[9]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[9]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[9]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[9]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
ArmorKevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar and helipad

Construction

Jack H. Lucas was launched 4 June 2021,[11] and christened 26 March 2022.[12] The ship is "expected to enter the fleet in 2023," although the U.S. Navy has not given an exact date.[4]

Operational history

Jack H. Lucas left Ingalls, Mississippi on 12 December 2022 for three days of sea trials before returning to port on 15 December 2022.[13]

Namesake
Jacklyn H. Lucas

Jacklyn Harold "Jack" Lucas (1928-2008) was a U.S. Marine, and later U.S. Army Airborne Officer, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Iwo Jima, at the age of 17. He is the youngest Marine and youngest serviceman in World War II to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor. When the keel of USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) was laid in 1997, Lucas placed his Medal of Honor citation in the ship's hull, where it remains sealed.[14]

  • Jack H. Lucas sits in drydock at Huntington-Ingalls Shipbuilding prior to launch.
    Jack H. Lucas sits in drydock at Huntington-Ingalls Shipbuilding prior to launch.
  • A bottle is smashed against the hull of the future Jack H. Lucas at the ship’s christening ceremony.
    A bottle is smashed against the hull of the future Jack H. Lucas at the ship’s christening ceremony.
  • The future USS Jack H. Lucas just after being launched.
    The future USS Jack H. Lucas just after being launched.

References
  1. "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. White, Ryan (7 June 2021). "U.S. Navy Launches First Flight III Guided Missile Destroyer, the future Jack H. Lucas - Naval Post". Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  3. "HII Christens Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. "Secretary Mabus Names Two Destroyers for Medal of Honor Recipients". US Navy. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. "Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas". United States Department of Defense. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. "About". Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. Chris Cavas [@CavasShips] (16 December 2022). "Flight III At Sea: JACK H LUCAS DDG125 in the Gulf of Mexico around 14 December carrying out Alpha builders trials. The first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer got underway from @WeAreHII Ingalls Shipbuilding 12 Dec" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. "US Navy Christens Arleigh BUrke-class Destroyer Jack H Lucas". Navy Recognition. 28 March 2022.
  9. "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  10. LaGrone, Sam (28 June 2017). "Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  11. White, Ryan (7 June 2021). "U.S. Navy Launches First Flight III Guided Missile Destroyer, the future Jack H. Lucas - Naval Post". Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  12. "HII Christens Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  13. LaGrone, Sam (19 December 2022). "Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer Jack H. Lucas Underway for the First Time". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  14. "PHOTO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded Contract to Build Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". GlobeNewswire. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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