USS William Charette

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File:USS William Charette (DDG-130) artist depiction.jpg
Graphical depiction of USS William Charette (DDG-130)
History
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NameWilliam Charette
NamesakeWilliam Charette
Awarded27 September 2018[1]
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down29 August 2024
IdentificationHull number: DDG-130
StatusUnder construction[2]
General characteristics
Class & typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[3]
Length510 ft (160 m)[3]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[3]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[3]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[3]
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
ArmorKevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilitiesDouble hangar and helipad

USS William Charette (DDG-130) will be an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the fifth Flight III variant.[1] She will be named in honor of Master Chief William R. Charette, a Korean War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor.[4]

The start of fabrication ceremony took place at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works facility in Brunswick, Maine, on 30 November 2020.[5] The keel laying ceremony was held at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, on 29 August 2024.[6]

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