DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class AEGIS Destroyer

About the AEGIS Destroyer:

The DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class AEGIS Destroyer (named after the famous U.S. Navy destroyer squadron commander Admiral Arleigh Burke) is a type of multi-mission guided missile destroyer designed to perform anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-air warfare (AAW), and anti-surface warfare (SuW) missions in support of U.S. naval operations. DDG 51 ships support carrier strike groups, surface action groups, and replenishment groups.

The DDG 51 is an important component of the AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System, where it - together with Ticonderoga Class Missile Cruisers (CG 47) - patrols the oceans to detect and track ballistic missiles of all ranges, including Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM). The tracking data is then reported to the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).

The Arleigh Burke Class ships are constructed by General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works (lead yard) and Huntington Ingalls and to date, a total of 60 destroyers have been built. The Arleigh Burke Class AEGIS Destroyer is widely recognized as the most successful surface shipbuilding program since the Second World War.

The DDG 51 is powered by four General Electric LM2500 marine gas simple-cycle high-performance turbine engines, each delivering 33,600 shp. The LM2500 is derived from the GE CF6 turboshaft aircraft engine.

DDG-51 is an all-steel construction and features four separate variants so-called Flights. The ships from DDG 51 to 71 represent the original design and are designated as Flight I ships, DDGs 72 to 78 are Flight II ships, while DDGs 79 to 112 employ the Flight IIA design. The Flight III ships have yet to enter service and the first ship, DDG-113 William S. Sims, is expected to delivered to the U.S. navy in October 2015 (FY16).

Construction of Flight IIA ships started with DDG 79 USS Oscar Austin commissioned in August 2000. The Flight IIA design includes the addition of the Kingfisher mine-avoidance system; helicopter hangars with space for two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters; blast-hardened bulkheads; a distributed electrical system; and advanced networked systems. Additionally, DDGs 91 to 96 provide accommodations for the AN/WLD-1 Remote Mine-Hunting System. U.S. Navy Flight IIA requirements have involved various modifications to secondary armaments, in that some ships have a Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) installed and some vessels employ a storage/launch facility to hold a single minehunting Under Sea Vehicle (USV). Flight III will meet ballistic missile defense and open ocean anti-submarine warfare (ASW) requirements.

Launched in May 2011, DDG-112 USS Michael Murphy (the last Flight IIA ship) was commissioned on October 6, 2012. Ingalls Shipbuilding will build the future USS John Finn (DDG-113) and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114), while General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works has been awarded U.S. Navy construction contracts for the DDG-115 and DDG-116 destroyers.

The development of the DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Next-Generation Destroyer caused an interruption in the DDG 51 program, which has since been reinstated due to the DDG 51's important role in ballistic missile defense a capability not offered by Zumwalt Class destroyers.

Armament/Ship Self-Defense:

The DDG 51 is equipped with two Mk 41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS) that together accommodate a total of 90 Standard Missile (SM-2/SM-6), RUM-139 VL-ASROC, and RGM-109E Tactical Tomahawk missiles. The DDG 51 also features a 5-inch Mk 45 127mm gun, which provides surface fire support to forces on land and + an anti-ship gun capability; two Raytheon Mk 15 Phalanx 20mm Close In Weapon Systems (CIWS); two Mk 32 triple 324mm torpedo tubes with a total of six Mk 46/50/54 torpedoes; four .50 caliber (12.7mm) machine guns; and two Alliant Techsystems M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain guns. DDGs 79 and up also feature the RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile. For more detail, see specifications below.

Price/Unit Cost:

In 2012, the unit cost of a DDG 51 Destroyer is $2.03 million (end cost).

Program Cost:

The total procurement cost of the DDG 51 program is estimated at $83.54 billion + $3.75 billion in research and development (RDT&E) funds, which means the total estimated program cost is $87.29 billion (numbers are aggregated annual funds spent over the life of the program and no price/inflation adjustment was made). This figure excludes military construction (MILCON) costs in support of the program in the amount of $45 million.

Mission/Role:

The DDG 51 AEGIS Destroyer provides an anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-air warfare (AAW), and anti-surface warfare (SuW), and land attack capability.

FY 2012 DoD Program:

Funds two DDG 51 AEGIS Destroyers at a cost of $2.08 billion.

FY 2013 DoD Program:

Funds two DDG 51 AEGIS Destroyers at a cost of $3.51 billion as part of a multiyear procurement for 9 ships from FY 2013-FY 2017. For more information, click to see the Complete FY 2013 DDG-51 Budget.

Source: U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and General Dynamics BIW

Primary Function: Anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-air warfare (AAW), and anti-surface warfare (SuW)
Prime Contractor: General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works and Huntington Ingalls Industries
Hull: All-steel hull
Propulsion: 4x General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines two shafts 100,000 total shaft horsepower
Propellers: Two (with 5 blades each)
Length: Flights I and II: (DDGs 51 to 78): 505 ft (153.9 meters);
Flight IIA: (DDGs 79 and up): 509.5 ft (155.3 meters)
Beam: 59 ft (18 m)
Full Load Displacement:
DDGs 51 to 71: 8,362 metric tons;
DDGs 72 to 78: 8,776 metric tons;
DDGs 79 and up: 9,648 metric tons
Speed: 30+ kts/ 35+ mph (56+ km/h)
Range: 4,400 nm/5,064 miles (8,149 km) at 20 kts
Aircraft: 2x MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Armament/Ship Self-Defense:
1x Mk 41 61-cell Vertical Launching System (VLS) forward;
1x Mk 41 29-cell Vertical Launching System (VLS) aft;
up to 90x Standard Missile (SM-2/SM-6), RUM-139 VL-ASROC, or RGM-109E Tactical Tomahawk;
6x Mk 46/Mk 50/Mk 54 torpedoes (fired from 2x Mk 32 triple 324mm torpedo tubes);
1x Mk 45 5-inch (127mm) gun;
2x Raytheon Mk 15 Phalanx Close In Weapon System (CIWS);
RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (only DDG-79 and up)
2x Alliant Techsystems M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain guns;
4x .50 caliber (12.7mm) machine guns
Crew: 276 (33 Officers, 38 Chief Petty Officers, and 215 Enlisted Men)
Price/Unit Cost: $2.03 billion end cost (FY 2012)
Deployed: July 4, 1991 (USS Arleigh Burke)

Ships:

USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51)
USS Barry (DDG-52)
USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)
USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54)
USS Stout (DDG-55)
USS John S. McCain (DDG-56)
USS Mitscher (DDG-57)
USS Laboon (DDG-58)
USS Russell (DDG-59)
USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60)
USS Ramage (DDG-61)
USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)
USS Stethem (DDG-63)
USS Carney(DDG-64)
USS Benfold (DDG-65)
USS Gonzalez (DDG-66)
USS Cole (DDG-67)
USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)
USS Milius (DDG-69)
USS Hopper (DDG-70)
USS Ross (DDG-71)
USS Mahan (DDG-72)
USS Decatur (DDG-73)
USS McFaul (DDG-74)
USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)
USS Higgins (DDG-76)
USS O'Kane (DDG-77)
USS Porter (DDG-78)
USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79)
USS Roosevelt (DDG-80)
USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81)
USS Lassen (DDG-82)
USS Howard (DDG-83)
USS Bulkeley (DDG-84)
USS McCampbell (DDG-85)
USS Shoup (DDG-86)
USS Mason (DDG-87)
USS Preble (DDG-88)
USS Mustin (DDG-89)
USS Chafee (DDG-90)
USS Pinckney (DDG-91)
USS Momsen (DDG-92)
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93)
USS Nitze (DDG-94)
USS James E. Williams (DDG-95)
USS Bainbridge (DDG-96)
USS Halsey (DDG-97)
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
USS Farragut (DDG-99)
USS Kidd (DDG-100)
USS Gridley (DDG-101)
USS Sampson (DDG-102)
USS Truxtun (DDG-103)
USS Sterett (DDG-104)
USS Dewey (DDG-105)
USS Stockdale (DDG-106)
USS Gravely (DDG-107)
USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108)
USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109)
USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110)
USS Spruance (DDG-111)
USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112)
PCU John Finn (DDG-113)
PCU Ralph Johnson (DDG-114)
PCU Rafael Peralta (DDG-115)
PCU Thomas Hudner (DDG-116)

Product Type:	AEGIS Destroyer
Using Service (US):	Navy
Program Status:	In Production
Prime Contractors:	Bath Iron Works (General Dynamics Corp.) Huntington Ingalls Industries

DDG 51 AEGIS Destroyer

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Specifications: DDG 51 Arleigh Burke Class AEGIS Destroyer