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DDG-100
USS ''Kidd'' (DDG-100) is an ''Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Arleigh Burke-class'' (Arleigh Burke-class destroyer#Characteristics, Flight IIA) Aegis combat system, Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the third Navy ship named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who was on board during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was the first American flag officer to die in World War II. The ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 1 of Carrier Strike Group 1 which is currently headed by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). USS ''Kidd'' is the only active ship in the Navy officially allowed to fly the Jolly Roger. Construction and career ''Kidd'' was Ship naming and launching, christened by Admiral Kidd's granddaughters, Regina Kidd Wolbarsht and Mary Kidd Plumer on 22 January 2005, at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Commander Richard E. Thomas of Westwood, New Jersey, served as her first commanding officer u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer
The ''Arleigh Burke'' class of guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) is a United States Navy class of destroyer centered around the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multi-function passive electronically scanned array radar. The class is named after Arleigh Burke, an American destroyer admiral in World War II and later Chief of Naval Operations. With an overall length of , displacement ranging from 8,300 to 9,700 tons, and weaponry including over 90 missiles, the ''Arleigh Burke''-class destroyers are larger and more heavily armed than many previous classes of guided-missile cruisers. These warships are multi-mission destroyers able to conduct anti-aircraft warfare with Aegis and surface-to-air missiles; tactical land strikes with Tomahawk missiles; anti-submarine warfare (ASW) with towed array sonar, anti-submarine rockets, and ASW helicopters; and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) with ship-to-ship missiles and guns. With upgrades to their AN/SPY-1 radar systems and their assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
