 USS Rafael Peralta on 30 June 2017
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Rafael Peralta |
| Namesake | Rafael Peralta |
| Ordered | 26 September 2011 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 30 October 2014[3] |
| Launched | 31 October 2015 |
| Sponsored by | Rosa Maria Peralta |
| Christened | 31 October 2015[5] |
| Acquired | 3 February 2017[1] |
| Commissioned | 29 July 2017[2] |
| Homeport | Yokosuka[4] |
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| Status | in active service |
| Badge | _Crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 9,217 tons (full load)[6] |
| Length | 513 feet (156 m)[6] |
| Beam | 66 feet (20 m)[6] |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[6] |
| Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Double hangar and helipad |
USS Rafael Peralta (DDG-115) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The destroyer can operate with a Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), as an element of a Surface Action Group (SAG), or independently. The ship can conduct a variety of missions in support of national military strategy. From peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection, 115 will be capable of carrying out Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Undersea Warfare (USW), Surface Warfare (SW), and Strike Warfare (STW) in multi-threat environments.[7]
The $679.6 million contract to build her was awarded on 26 September 2011 to Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine.[8][9] On 15 February 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship's named to be Rafael Peralta in honor of Marine Rafael Peralta, who was petitioned for the Medal of Honor for shielding several Marines from a grenade in November 2004 during the Iraq War; however, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross instead.[10][11]
- ^ "Future USS Rafael Peralta Delivered to the Navy" (Press release). United States Navy. 6 February 2017. NNS170206-19. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "USS Rafael Peralta Commissioned in San Diego" (Press release). United States Navy. 30 July 2017. NNS170730-01. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Lays Keel of DDG 115, Starts Fabrication on DDG 118" (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "USS RAFAEL PERALTA DDG 115". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Christens Future USS Rafael Peralta" (PDF) (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
FAS.orgwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "About DDG 115 – USS Rafael Peralta Commissioning". peraltacommissioning.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Rafael Peralta (DDG 115)". Naval Vessel Register. Navy.mil. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "DDG 51 Class Ship Construction Contract Awards Announced" (PDF) (Press release). Naval Sea Systems Command. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Navy Names Five New Ships" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ Cavas P., Christopher (15 February 2012). "Five New U.S. Navy Ship Names Announced". Defense News. Gannett Government Media. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.