USS Ted Stevens

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	Catherine Ann Stevens; Susan Stevens Covich; Lily Irene Becker;
Christened	19 August 2023
Identification	Hull number: DDG-128
Motto	Lead with Courage
Status	Delivered
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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	Guns:; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system; 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) caliber guns; Missiles:; 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS):; RIM-66M surface-to-air missile; RIM-156 surface-to-air missile; RIM-174A Standard ERAM; RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile; RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed); BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile; RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC; Torpedoes:; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 lightweight torpedo; Mark 50 lightweight torpedo; Mark 54 lightweight torpedo;
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) will be an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the third of the Flight III variant.^[1] She will be named in honor of Ted Stevens, who served as a U.S. Senator for Alaska for over 40 years and was a staunch supporter of both the Navy and the Marine Corps.^[7]^[8]

NameTed Stevens

Awarded27 September 2018^[1]

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History






United States
Name	Ted Stevens
Namesake	Ted Stevens
Awarded	27 September 2018^[1]
Builder	Huntington Ingalls Industries
Laid down	9 March 2022^[2]
Launched	15 August 2023^[3]
Sponsored by	Catherine Ann Stevens Susan Stevens Covich Lily Irene Becker
Christened	19 August 2023^[4]
Identification	Hull number: DDG-128
Motto	Lead with Courage^[5]
Status	Delivered
Badge


General characteristics
Class & type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,217 tons (full load)^[6]
Length	510 ft (160 m)^[6]
Beam	66 ft (20 m)^[6]
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)^[6]
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)^[6]
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	Guns: 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun) 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) caliber guns Missiles: 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS): RIM-66M surface-to-air missile RIM-156 surface-to-air missile RIM-174A Standard ERAM RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed) BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC Torpedoes: 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes: Mark 46 lightweight torpedo Mark 50 lightweight torpedo Mark 54 lightweight torpedo
Armor	Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar and helipad