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Thad Cochran's sister ship John E. Kilmer
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History
United States
NameThad Cochran
Namesake Thad Cochran
Awarded27 September 2018 [1]
Builder Ingalls Shipbuilding
Identification Hull number: DDG-135
StatusAuthorized
General characteristics
Class and type Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load) [2]
Length510 ft (160 m) [2]
Beam66 ft (20 m) [2]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW) [2]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) [2]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
ArmorKevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities Double hangar and helipad

USS Thad Cochran (DDG-135) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 85th overall for the class. [1] She will be named in honor of Republican U.S. Senator represented Mississippi, William Thad Cochran, who was a U.S. Navy ensign during 1959–1961, he also served as numerous subcommittees during his time in United States Senate. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Thad Cochran (DDG-135)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Navy to name ship after the late Sen. Cochran of Mississippi". Associated Press. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.