USS Sam Nunn

	Graphical depiction of USS Sam Nunn (DDG-133)
History
United States
Name	Sam Nunn
Namesake	Sam Nunn
Awarded	27 September 2018
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	22 November 2024
Sponsored by	Michelle Nunn
Identification	Hull number: DDG-133
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,217 tons (full load)
Length	510 ft (160 m)
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system; 4 × 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliber guns; Missiles:; 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS):; RIM-66M surface-to-air missile; RIM-156 surface-to-air missile; RIM-174A standard ERAM; RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile; RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed); BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile; RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC; Torpedoes:; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 lightweight torpedo; Mark 50 lightweight torpedo; Mark 54 lightweight torpedo;
Armor	Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar and helipad

USS Sam Nunn (DDG-133) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 83rd overall for the class.^[1] She was named on 6 May 2019 by Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer in honor of Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr. Nunn was a U.S. Senator representing Georgia, who served in Congress from 1972 to 1997, and was chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.^[4] The ship's sponsor is Michelle Nunn, daughter of former Senator Nunn.^[2] Fabrication of the ship began on 12 December 2022.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Sam Nunn (DDG 133)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding Authenticates Keel of Destroyer Sam Nunn (DDG 133)". hii.com (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
^ ^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 New Destroyer In Honor of US Senator from Georgia" (Press release). United States Navy. 6 May 2019. NNS190506-01. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "HII Begins Fabrication of Destroyer Sam Nunn (DDG 133)". hii.com (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

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