USS Robert R. Ingram

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USS Robert R. Ingram (DDG-149) is the planned 98th Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is named for United States Navy hospital corpsman Robert R. Ingram, who was awarded the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Vietnam War.[1]

NameRobert R. Ingram
IdentificationHull number: DDG-149
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NameRobert R. Ingram
NamesakeRobert R. Ingram
BuilderBath Iron Works
IdentificationHull number: DDG-149
StatusAuthorized for construction
General characteristics
Class & typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)
Length510 ft (160 m)
Beam66 ft (20 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
ArmorKevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar and helipad
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Design and construction

In January 2025, the Secretary of the Navy announced that an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer would be named USS Robert R. Ingram, to be built by Bath Iron Works.[2]

On May 6, 2026, United States senator Susan Collins had announced a contract had been awarded to Bath Iron Works to build the Robert R. Ingram.[3]

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