USS Jack H. Lucas
 Graphical depiction of the DDG-125.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Jack H. Lucas |
| Namesake | Jacklyn H. Lucas |
| Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
| Laid down | 8 November 2019[1] |
| Sponsored by | Ruby Lucas, Catherine B. Reynolds |
| Commissioned | 2023 (Expected)[2] |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 9,200 long tons (9,300 t) |
| Length | 510 feet (160m) |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Draft | 33 feet (10m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Speed | 35+ knots |
| Complement | 380 Officers and Enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems | Radar AN/SPY-6 |
| Armament |
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| Armor | Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures. |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Flight Deck and Hangar Bay |
USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) will be an Template:Sclass-, first of the Flight III variants[4] and 75th overall in the class. She is named after Captain Jacklyn H. Lucas, recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016, she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.[2]
Namesake
Jacklyn Harold "Jack" Lucas (1928-2008) was a U.S. Marine, and later U.S. Army Airborne Officer—who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Iwo Jima, at the age of 17. He is the youngest Marine and youngest serviceman in World War II to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor. When the keel of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) (christened in 2000) was laid, Lucas placed his Medal of Honor citation in the ship's hull, where it remains sealed.[5]
References
- ^ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke - Specifications". globalsecuriy.org. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ LaGrone, Sam (28 June 2017). "Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "PHOTO RELEASE--Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded Contract to Build Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". GlobeNewswire. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
External links
- "Ray Mabus: DDG 125 & DDG 126 Destroyers Named After Two WWII Marines". ExecutiveGov.com.
- "USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125)". NavSource.org.
- "Two destroyers to be named for Medal Of Honor recipients". The American Survival Guide.