USS William Charette
USS William Charette (DDG-130) will be an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the fifth Flight III variant. She will be named in honor of Master Chief William R. Charette, a Korean War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor. The start of fabrication ceremony took place at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works facility in Brunswick, Maine, on 30 November 2020. The keel laying ceremony was held at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, on 29 August 2024.
Graphical depiction of USS William Charette (DDG-130) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | William Charette |
| Namesake | William Charette |
| Awarded | 27 September 2018[1] |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 29 August 2024 |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-130 |
| Status | Under construction[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 |
USS William Charette (DDG-130) will be an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the fifth Flight III variant.[1] She will be named in honor of Master Chief William R. Charette, a Korean War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor.[4]
The start of fabrication ceremony took place at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works facility in Brunswick, Maine, on 30 November 2020.[5] The keel laying ceremony was held at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, on 29 August 2024.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "William Charette (DDG 130)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "William Charette (DDG 130)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in Honor of US Navy Medal of Honor Recipient" (Press release). United States Navy. 18 March 2019. NNS190318-03. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Bath Iron Works begins construction of newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the future USS William Charette". News Center Maine. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Bath Iron Works Lays Keel for US Navy Warship USS William Charette". MarineLink. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
This article incorporates public domain material from William Charette (DDG-130) at the Naval Vessel Register.