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]
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Name | Thomas G. Kelley |
Namesake | Thomas G. Kelley |
Identification | Hull number: DDG-140 |
Status | Planned |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
Displacement | 9,217 tons (full load)[1] |
Length | 510 ft (160 m)[1] |
Beam | 66 ft (20 m)[1] |
Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[1] |
Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[1] |
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 |
References
- "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- "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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