USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.

USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126) will be an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the second of the Flight III variants^[3] and 76th overall in the class. She is named after U.S. Marine Corps General Louis H. Wilson Jr., recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016 she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.^[4][5]

Graphical depiction of USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126)
History
United States
Name	Louis H. Wilson Jr.
Namesake	Louis H. Wilson
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	16 May 2023[1]
Sponsored by	Susan J. Rabern Janet Wilson Taylor
Identification	Hull number: DDG-126
Status	Under construction
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	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

Bath Iron Works began fabrication of the vessel on 3 March 2020.^[6][7]

References

1. "Keel Authenticated for Future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr" (Press release). United States Navy. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
2. "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class Flt 3". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
3. LaGrone, Sam (28 September 2017). "Bath Iron Works Awarded Second Flight III Destroyer In Two Ship Contract Modification". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
4. "Secretary Mabus Names Two Destroyers for Medal of Honor Recipients" (Press release). United States Navy. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
5. "DDG 126 Louis H. Wilson Jr". globalsecurity.org. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
6. "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Starts Fabrication of Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126)" (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
7. "Construction Begins on Bath Iron Works' First Flight III Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer" (Press release). United States Navy. 5 March 2020. NNS200305-09. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

•  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

• "Ray Mabus: DDG 125 & DDG 126 Destroyers Named After Two WWII Marines". ExecutiveGov.com. 19 September 2016.
• "USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126)". NavSource.org.
• "Two destroyers to be named for Medal Of Honor recipients". The American Survival Guide.