USS Sam Nunn

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USS Sam Nunn (DDG-133) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.[1] 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.[4] The ship's sponsor is Michelle Nunn, daughter of former Senator Nunn.[2] Fabrication of the ship began on 12 December 2022.[5]

NameSam Nunn
NamesakeSam Nunn
Awarded27 September 2018[1]
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History
United States
NameSam Nunn
NamesakeSam Nunn
Awarded27 September 2018[1]
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
Laid down22 November 2024[2]
Sponsored byMichelle Nunn
IdentificationHull number: DDG-133
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class & typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[3]
Length510 ft (160 m)[3]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[3]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[3]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[3]
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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