USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG-139) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 89th overall for the class.[1] She will honor Fireman 2nd class Telesforo Trinidad, the only Filipino in the US Navy to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor.[3]
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Telesforo Trinidad |
| Namesake | Telesforo Trinidad |
| Awarded | 27 September 2018[1] |
| Builder | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-139 |
| Status | Authorized |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 9,217 tons (full load)[2] |
| Length | 510 ft (160 m)[2] |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m)[2] |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[2] |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[2] |
| Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Armor | Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures. |
| Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Double hangar and helipad |
References edit
- ^ a b "Telesforo Trinidad (DDG-139)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "SECNAV Names Future Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Telesforo Trinidad". navy.mil. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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