USS Sam Nunn
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Sam Nunn |
| Namesake | Sam Nunn |
| Awarded | 27 September 2018 |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 22 November 2024 |
| Sponsored by | Michelle Nunn |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-133 |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 Sam Nunn (DDG-133) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named on 6 May 2019 by Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer in honor of Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr. Nunn was a U.S. Senator representing Georgia, who served in Congress from 1972 to 1997, and was chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. The ship's sponsor is Michelle Nunn, daughter of former Senator Nunn. Fabrication of the ship began on 12 December 2022.
References
- 1 2 "Sam Nunn (DDG 133)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- 1 2 "HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates Keel of Destroyer Sam Nunn (DDG 133)". hii.com (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ↑ "SECNAV Names New Destroyer In Honor of US Senator from Georgia" (Press release). United States Navy. 6 May 2019. NNS190506-01. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ↑ "HII Begins Fabrication of Destroyer Sam Nunn (DDG 133)". hii.com (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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