Arleigh burke class destroyer united states navy war. The arleigh burke class of guided missile destroyers is a united states navy class of destroyer built around the aegis combat system and the spy 1d multifunction passive electronically scanned array radar. The arleigh burke class guided missile destroyers ddgs are the united states navys first class of destroyer built around the aegis combat system and the spy 1d multi function phased array radar. The guided missile destroyer is the lead ship of her class and named for the former chief of naval operations adm. The class is named for admiral arleigh burke the most famous american destroyer officer of world war ii and later chief of naval operations.
The us navy revealed that a future guided missile destroyer will bear the name of us navy korean war veteran and medal of honor recipient william r. The arleigh burke class of guided missile destroyers ddgs is the united states navy s first class of destroyer built around the aegis combat system and the spy 1d multi function phased array radar. 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. The uss arleigh burke is the lead ship in a class of us navy destroyers that are above all.
The ddg 51 arleigh burke class of guided missile destroyers ddgs is the united states navys first class of destroyer built around the aegis combat system. This is the most sophisticated ship and highly trained crews that have more missions and roles than any other ship the us navy employs. The 67th arleigh burke class destroyer is named for paul ignatius a former was secretary of the navy during president lyndon johnsons administration. The planned flight iii destroyer uss william charette designated ddg 130 will be the 80th destroyer of the arleigh burke class of guided missile destroyers.
The class leader uss arleigh burke was commissioned during admiral burkes lifetime. The class is named for admiral arleigh burke the most famous american destroyer officer of world war ii and later chief of naval operations. The class is named for admiral arleigh burke an american destroyer officer in world war ii and later chief of naval operations. The class is named for admiral arleigh 31 knot burke the most famous american destroyer officer of world war ii and later chief of naval operations.
Arleigh burke who attends the ships commissioning ceremony.