USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.
_steams_through_the_Mediterranean_Sea.jpg) USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), lead ship of the class. | |
| History | |
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| Name: | USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. |
| Namesake: | USMC Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen |
| Awarded: | 3 June 2013 |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 21 February 2017[1] |
| Launched: | 13 July 2018[2] |
| Sponsored by: | Alicia J. Petersen, D’Arcy Neller |
| Christened: | 6 October 2018[3] |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 9,200 long tons (9,300 t) |
| Length: | 510 ft (160 m) |
| Draft: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75 MW) |
| Complement: | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 2 × SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities: | Flight deck, Hangar bay |
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) is a planned United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer, the 71st overall for the class. The ship was named for United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Frank E. Petersen Jr. (2 March 1932 – 25 August 2015),[4] the first African-American Marine Corps aviator[5] and the first African-American Marine Corps general.[6] The contract for the ship, along with the name, was first announced in a press release from Huntington Ingalls Industries on 30 March 2016.[7]
The first "cutting of steel" took place in April 2016,[8] her keel was laid on 21 February 2017,[9] and launched on 13 July 2018.[10]
References
- ↑ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel For Destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Launches Guided Missile Destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ↑ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Christens Destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ↑ Bernstein, Adam (26 August 2015). "Frank Petersen Jr., first black Marine Corps pilot and general, dies at 83". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ "MSNBC, LtGen Frank E. Petersen, First Black Aviator". Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ "Encyclopedia.com, Frank E. Petersen 1932– bio". Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ "HII.com, DDG-121 Contract Awarded To Ingalls Shipbuilding". Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "Future USS Frank E Petersen Jr Begins Fabrication". US Navy. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
The milestone, which signifies the first 100 tons of steel being cut, was marked with a ceremony held in the shipyard's fabrication shop, April 27.
- ↑ "Keel Laid for Future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr" (Press release). United States Navy. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ↑ "US Navy Launches Future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr" (Press release). United States Navy. 16 July 2018. NNS180716-21. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- 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.
External links
- USMC History Division, Frank E. Petersen Jr.
- Marines.mil, Lt. Gen. Frank Petersen remembered, honored
- Military Times, Frank E. Petersen – Awards and Citations
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