USS Telesforo Trinidad

History
United States
NameTelesforo Trinidad
NamesakeTelesforo Trinidad
Awarded27 September 2018[1]
BuilderIngalls Shipbuilding
IdentificationHull number: DDG-139
StatusAuthorized
General characteristics
Class & typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[2]
Length510 ft (160 m)[2]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[2]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[2]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[2]
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 Telesforo Trinidad (DDG-139) is the planned 89th Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.[1] She will honor Fireman 2nd class Telesforo Trinidad, the only Filipino in the US Navy to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Telesforo Trinidad (DDG-139)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "SECNAV Names Future Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Telesforo Trinidad". navy.mil. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.


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