USS Thomas G. Kelley
Guided missile destroyer
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USS Thomas G. Kelley (DDG-140) is the 90th planned Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.[4] She will honor Captain Thomas G. Kelley (USN, Ret.), who as a then-lieutenant serving in Vietnam, was awarded the Medal of Honor "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty". Kelley served in the Navy for 30 years, and after retirement, went on to become Secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Thomas G. Kelley |
| Namesake | Thomas G. Kelley |
| Awarded | 30 August 2024 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works[1] |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-140 |
| Status | Announced[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 9,217 tons (full load)[3] |
| Length | 510 ft (160 m)[3] |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m)[3] |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[3] |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[3] |
| 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 |
Construction
The keel plate signing ceremony, with the ship's namesake Captain Thomas G. Kelley in attendance, was held at a General Dynamics Bath Iron Works facility in Brunswick, Maine, on 30 August 2024.[5]
