USS Thomas Hudner

USS Thomas Hudner on 30 October 2018
History
United States
NameThomas Hudner
NamesakeThomas J. Hudner, Jr.
Ordered28 February 2012
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down16 November 2015
Launched23 April 2017
Sponsored by
  • Georgea F. Hudner
  • Barbara Joan Miller
Christened1 April 2017
Acquired15 June 2018
Commissioned1 December 2018
HomeportMayport, Florida
Identification
MottoAbove all Others
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)
Length513 ft (156 m)
Beam66 ft (20 m)
Draft31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
SpeedIn excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[2]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar and helipad

USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The $663 million contract to build her was awarded on 28 February 2012, to Bath Iron Works, of Bath, Maine.[3][4] On 7 May 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship name would be named Thomas Hudner in honor of U.S. naval aviator Thomas Hudner, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in trying to save the life of his wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, in the Korean War.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference FAS.org was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Destroyers (DDG 51)". Fact Files. United States Navy. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ^ "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Awarded Contract to Build Additional DDG 51-class Destroyer" (PDF) (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Secretary of the Navy Announces DDG 116 to Be Named Thomas Hudner" (Press release). United States Navy. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2016.