USS Ted Stevens

For other ships with the same name, see USS Stevens.

History
United States
NameTed Stevens
NamesakeTed Stevens
Awarded27 September 2018[1]
BuilderHuntington Ingalls Industries
Laid down9 March 2022[2]
Launched15 August 2023[3]
Sponsored by
  • Catherine Ann Stevens
  • Susan Stevens Covich
  • Lily Irene Becker
Christened19 August 2023[4]
IdentificationHull number: DDG-128
MottoLead with Courage[5]
StatusFitting out
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[6]
Length510 ft (160 m)[6]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[6]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[6]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[6]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
ArmorKevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar and helipad

USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 78th overall for the class.[1] She will be named in honor of Ted Stevens who served as a U.S. Senator for Alaska for over 40 years. He was also a staunch supporter of both the Navy and the Marine Corps. Ted Stevens will be the third ship of the Flight III of the class.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Ted Stevens (DDG 128)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Keel Authenticated for Future USS Ted Stevens" (Press release). United States Navy. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. ^ "HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Guided Missile Destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128)" (Press release). HII. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ "HII Christens Guided Missile Destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128)" (Press release). HII. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ^ "USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) | Coat of Arms". The Institute of Heraldry. United States Army. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. ^ "SECNAV Names New Destroyer in Honor of US Senator from Alaska" (Press release). United States Navy. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  8. ^ "New Navy destroyer named to honor former Sen. Ted Stevens". United Press International. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.