Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

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The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is a class of modern U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers known for their advanced Aegis combat system, multi-mission capabilities, and prominent role in contemporary naval operations.

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instanceOf United States Navy ship class
destroyer class
guided-missile destroyer
canEmbarkAircraft MH-60R Seahawk NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
enteredService 1991
firstShip USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) NERFINISHED
hasCapability anti-air warfare
anti-submarine warfare
anti-surface warfare
strike warfare
hasCIWS Phalanx CIWS NERFINISHED
hasCombatSystem Aegis Combat System NERFINISHED
hasCrew approximately 300 personnel
hasDesignFeature reduced radar cross-section
hasDisplacement approximately 8,300–9,800 tons (full load, depending on flight)
hasEngine General Electric LM2500 gas turbines NERFINISHED
hasFlightVariant Flight I
Flight II
Flight IIA
Flight III NERFINISHED
hasGun 5-inch/54 caliber Mark 45 gun NERFINISHED
5-inch/62 caliber Mark 45 gun
hasHelicopterFacility flight deck
hangar (Flight IIA and later)
hasHullMaterial steel
hasMissileLauncher Mk 41 Vertical Launching System NERFINISHED
hasNATOReportingName DDG-51 class NERFINISHED
hasNotableFeature Aegis-equipped air and missile defense
multi-mission capability in modern naval operations
hasNumberOfShafts 2
hasPrimaryRole multi-mission surface combatant
hasPropulsion gas-turbine propulsion
hasRadar AN/SPY-1 radar NERFINISHED
hasRange approximately 4,400 nautical miles at 20 knots
hasRole air defense of carrier strike groups
ballistic missile defense
escort operations
independent surface action
hasShipType guided-missile destroyer
hasSpeed over 30 knots
hasTorpedoLauncher Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes
namedAfter Arleigh Burke NERFINISHED
operator United States Navy
usesMissile BGM-109 Tomahawk NERFINISHED
RIM-156 Standard Missile NERFINISHED
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 NERFINISHED
RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile NERFINISHED
RIM-66 Standard Missile NERFINISHED
RUM-139 VL-ASROC NERFINISHED

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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer sections appliesToClass Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense deployedOn Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Major Defense Acquisition Programs hasExample Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
subject surface form: Major Defense Acquisition Program
this entity surface form: DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program
Admiral Arleigh Burke hasPart Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
subject surface form: Arleigh Burke
this entity surface form: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (named in his honor)
USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) isPartOf Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
this entity surface form: Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program
United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland notableBurialsInclude Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
subject surface form: United States Naval Academy Cemetery
this entity surface form: Arleigh Burke
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works notableProgram Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
this entity surface form: DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class program
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer sections partOf Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works product Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
2000 USS Cole bombing shipClass Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) shipClass Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
this entity surface form: Arleigh Burke class