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DDG-121
USS ''Frank E. Petersen Jr.'' (DDG-121) is an ''Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Arleigh Burke-class'' (Arleigh Burke-class destroyer#Characteristics, Flight IIA Technology Insertion) Aegis combat system, Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was named for United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General Frank E. Petersen Jr. the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps General officer, general. The contract for the ship, along with the name, was first announced in a press release from Huntington Ingalls Industries on 30 March 2016. Construction and career The first "cutting of steel" took place in April 2016 and her keel laying, keel was laid on 21 February 2017. She was launched on 13 July 2018. and Ship christening, christened on 6 October 2018. The ship was Ship commissioning, commissioned on 14 May 2022 at Charleston, South Carolina by Ms. Gayle Petersen, Lt. Gen. Petersen's daughter. USS ''Frank E. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guided Missile Destroyer
A guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is a destroyer whose primary armament is guided missiles so they can provide anti-aircraft warfare screening for the fleet. The NATO standard designation for these vessels is DDG, while destroyers which have a primary gun armament or a small number of anti-aircraft missiles sufficient only for point-defense are designated DD. Nations vary in their use of destroyer D designation in their hull pennant numbering, either prefixing or dropping it altogether. Guided-missile destroyers are equipped with large missile magazines, with modern examples typically having vertical-launch cells. Some contain integrated weapons systems, such as the United States’ Aegis Combat System, and may be adopted for use in an anti-missile or ballistic-missile defense role. This is especially true for navies that no longer operate cruisers, so other vessels must be adopted to fill in the gap. Many guided-missile destroyers are also multipurpose vessels, equipped to ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
