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The Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) is a United States Navy class of destroyer centered around the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multi-function passive electronically scanned array radar. The class is named for Admiral Arleigh Burke, an American destroyer officer in World War II and later Chief of Naval Operations.
Arleigh Albert Burke (October 19, 1901 – January 1, 1996) was an admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations.
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), named for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (1901–1996), is the lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works company at Bath, Maine, on 6 December 1988; launched on 16 September 1989; and commissioned on 4 July 1991.
In December 2018, the US Navy awarded a contract modification to BIW to construct an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. In November 2019, HII laid and authenticated the keel of USS Jack H Lucas (DDG 125), the first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. DDG 125 was christened in March 2022, with commissioning expected in 2024.
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In April 2021, after residing in Norfolk, Virginia for nearly 30 years, USS Arleigh Burke shifted homeports to Rota, Spain, joining Sixth Fleet’s Destroyer Squadron 60. She remains assigned to...
