USS Ted Stevens
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Ted Stevens |
| Namesake | Ted Stevens |
| Awarded | 27 September 2018 |
| Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
| Laid down | 9 March 2022 |
| Launched | 15 August 2023 |
| Sponsored by |
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| Christened | 19 August 2023 |
| Commissioned | 3 October 2026 |
| Home port | Naval Station Norfolk |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-128 |
| Motto | Lead with Courage |
| Status | In active service |
| Badge |  |
| 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 Ted Stevens (DDG-128) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided-missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the third of the Flight III variant. She is named in honor of Ted Stevens, a World War II veteran who served as a U.S. senator for Alaska for over 40 years and was a staunch supporter of both the Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps.
Construction
The keel of Ted Stevens was laid in a ceremony at the Ingalls shipyards on 9 March 2022. She was launched on 15 August 2023 and christened four days later. She was commissioned on 3 October 2026, in Whittier, Alaska, with acting Navy secretary Hung Cao and Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski in attendance. Captain Mary Katey Hayes is her commanding officer. Ted Stevens will be homeported in Norfolk, Virginia.
References
- 1 2 "Ted Stevens (DDG 128)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- 1 2 "Keel Authenticated for Future USS Ted Stevens" (Press release). United States Navy. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- 1 2 "HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Guided Missile Destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128)" (Press release). HII. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- 1 2 "HII Christens Guided Missile Destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128)" (Press release). HII. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ↑ "USS Ted Stevens Commissions", Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, by Petty Officer 1st Class Chelsea Daily (Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet), dated 3 October 2026, last accessed 4 October 2026
- ↑ "USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128)". The Institute of Heraldry. United States Army. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. 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 Alaska" (Press release). United States Navy. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ↑ "New Navy destroyer named to honor former Sen. Ted Stevens". United Press International. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ↑ Stars and Stripes (4 October 2026). "USS Ted Stevens joins fleet as Navy's newest destroyer". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
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