USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG-124) is a planned United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class Flight IIA guided missile destroyer, the 74th overall for the class. She was named in honor of Harvey C. Barnum Jr., a retired United States Marine Corps officer who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the Vietnam War. Colonel Barnum served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Reserve Affairs) and as Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs). In a press release from General Dynamics, the parent company of Bath Iron Works, it was announced that the United States Navy has awarded funding for the planning and construction of DDG-124, for the Fiscal Year 2016. The $644.3 million contract modification fully funds this ship, and was awarded as part of a multi-year competition for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers awarded in 2013.[4] Harvey C. Barnum Jr. is expected to be commissioned in 2025.[5]
_arrives_to_its_new_homeport_of_Naval_Station.jpg) USS Jason Dunham, of the similar Flight IIA Arleigh Burke class.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Harvey C. Barnum Jr. |
| Namesake | Harvey C. Barnum Jr. |
| Awarded | 3 June 2013 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 6 April 2021[1] |
| Sponsored by | Martha Hill |
| Homeport | NS Norfolk, VA |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-124 |
| Motto | En agite, "Charge on!"[2] |
| Status | Fitting Out |
| Badge | _Crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 9,217 tons (full load)[3] |
| Length | 513 ft (156 m)[3] |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m)[3] |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)[3] |
| Speed | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)[3] |
| Complement | 380 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Double hangar and helipad |
References
edit- ^ "General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Lays Keel of future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124)" (Press release). Bath Iron Works. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124)". The Institute of Heraldry. U.S. Army. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Navy Awards General Dynamics Bath Iron Works $644 Million for Construction of DDG 51 Class Destroyer". General Dynamics (Press release). 31 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Upcoming US Navy Commissionings". www.navycommissionings.org. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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