USS Quentin Walsh

USS Quentin Walsh (DDG-132) is a planned United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided missile destroyer, the 82nd overall for the class.[1][4] She will be named for Captain Quentin Walsh (1910–2000), a United States Coast Guard officer who earned the Navy Cross during the World War II.[5]

Graphical depiction of USS Quentin Walsh (DDG-132)
History
United States
NameQuentin Walsh
NamesakeQuentin R. Walsh
Awarded21 December 2018[1]
BuilderBath Iron Works
IdentificationHull number: DDG-132
StatusUnder construction[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement9,217 tons (full load)[3]
Length510 ft (160 m)[3]
Beam66 ft (20 m)[3]
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[3]
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[3]
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

References

  1. "Walsh (DDG 132)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. "QUENTIN WALSH (DDG 132)". Naval Vessel Register. Naval Sea Systems Command, Shipbuilding Support Office. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. "SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in Honor of US Coast Guard, World War II Navy Cross Recipient" (Press release). U.S. Navy. 6 June 2019. NNS180312-11. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. Cone, Allen (7 June 2019). "U.S. Navy names destroyer after Coast Guard hero Quentin Walsh". UPI Defense News. United Press International. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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