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This is a list of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, serving the United States Navy, including ships in active service as of September 2023, as well as those currently under construction or authorized for future construction.
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number.It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN. CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 Vincennes and CG-50 Valley Forge were ever authorized as destroyers ...
All ships of the class are fitted with at least one Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS), which provides point defense against air and surface threats. Eight ships (DDG 51, DDG 64, DDG 71, DDG 75, DDG 78, DDG 80, DDG 84, DDG 117) are equipped with one SeaRAM CIWS for improved self-defense.
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.
As of February 2018, General Dynamics (GD) secured construction contracts for six DDG-51s, scheduled for delivery through 2024.
Ticonderoga-class cruiser was designated as the DDG-47 class in its early development, prior to the United States Navy 1975 ship reclassification, which made it the CG-47 class. The first Arleigh Burke-class destroyer was designated DDG-51, as the hull numbers DDG-47-50 had been used for Ticonderoga-class ships. [1]
General Dynamics' (GD) DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class offers protection against a wide range of threats, including ballistic missiles.
Steep demand for DDg 51 places General Dynamics (GD) at an advantageous position in the shipbuilding business with the company being the lead designer and builder of DDG 51.