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USS LOUIS H. WILSON JR. is the second ARLEIGH BURKE - class Flight III guided missile destroyer and the first ship in the Navy named after US Marine Corps General Louis H. Wilson Jr., recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Guam in World War II. The Flight III upgrade is centered on the AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). It incorporates upgrades to the electrical power and cooling capacity plus additional associated changes to provide greatly enhanced warfighting capability. The AMDR enables Flight III ships to perform Anti-Air Warfare and Ballistic Missile Defense simultaneously.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: June 3, 2013 |
Keel laid: July 5, 2023 (Keel authenticated on May 16, 2023) | |
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Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine | |
Propulsion system: four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines | |
Propellers: two | |
Length: 509.5 feet (155.3 meters) | |
Beam: 67 feet (20.4 meters) | |
Draft: 30.5 feet (9.3 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 9,500 tons full load | |
Speed: 32 knots | |
Aircraft: two MH-60R helicopters | |
Armament: one Mk-45 5"/62 caliber lightweight gun; two | |
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Crew: approx. 380 |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS LOUIS H. WILSON JR. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
USS LOUIS H. WILSON JR. Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the LOUIS H. WILSON JR. under construction at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, on October 6, 2024.