USS Jeremiah Denton
Graphical depiction of USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG-129) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Jeremiah Denton |
| Namesake | Jeremiah Denton |
| Awarded | 27 September 2018 |
| Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
| Laid down | 16 August 2022 |
| Launched | 26 March 2025 |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-129 |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 |
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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 |
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USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG-129) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the fourth Flight III variant. She is named in honor of former U.S. Senator for Alabama and retired Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton, a Vietnam War veteran and prisoner of war, who was a recipient of the Navy Cross.
HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, MI, launched the USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG-129) on March 25th, 2025.