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Name | J. William Middendorf |
Namesake | J. William Middendorf |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Identification | Hull number: DDG-138 |
Status | Authorized |
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 |
USS J. William Middendorf (DDG-138) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 88th overall for the class. [2] She will honor J. William Middendorf, a former Secretary of the Navy and US Ambassador to the Netherlands. The name was announced 10 June 2022. [3]
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History | |
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Name | J. William Middendorf |
Namesake | J. William Middendorf |
Builder | Bath Iron Works |
Identification | Hull number: DDG-138 |
Status | Authorized |
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 |
USS J. William Middendorf (DDG-138) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 88th overall for the class. [2] She will honor J. William Middendorf, a former Secretary of the Navy and US Ambassador to the Netherlands. The name was announced 10 June 2022. [3]