USS Richard J. Danzig
Future US Navy destroyer
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USS Richard J. Danzig (DDG-143) is the planned 93rd Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is named for former Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Richard J. Danzig |
| Namesake | Richard Danzig |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-143 |
| Status | Authorized for construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
Design and construction
As a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Richard Danzig would be mounted with the more powerful AN/SPY-6 radar compared to her sister mates. This radar, and other modifications, would allow Flight III destroyers to serve as a replacement for the air-defense roles of Ticonderoga-class cruisers.[2]
She was ordered in 2023 as part of a larger 5-year plan to build 9 Flight III ships, and is expected to begin fabrication in 2027.[2]
In 2024, she was named for former Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig as he was a "visionary leader in the mold of the greatest naval leaders that came before [him]".[3]
