USS Thomas G. Kelley

USS Thomas G. Kelley (DDG-140) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 90th overall for the class. She will be named for Thomas G. Kelley, a former United States Navy captain and recipient of the Medal of Honor as a lieutenant commander during the Vietnam War. She was officially named by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro at the Surface Navy Association's annual symposium on 11 January 2023.[2]

Thomas G. Kelley's sister ship John E. Kilmer
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History
United States
NameThomas G. Kelley
NamesakeThomas G. Kelley
IdentificationHull number: DDG-140
StatusPlanned
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[1]
Length510 ft (160 m)[1]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[1]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[1]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[1]
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

References

  1. "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. "SECNAV Names Future Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer after MoH recipient Captain Thomas G. Kelley" (Press release). United States Navy. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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