USS William Charette

	Graphical depiction of USS William Charette (DDG-130)
History
United States
Name	William Charette
Namesake	William Charette
Awarded	27 September 2018
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	29 August 2024
Commissioned	1 August 2026
Identification	Hull number: DDG-130
Motto	Valor in service
Status	In active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,217 tons (full load)
Length	510 ft (160 m)
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system; 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) caliber guns; Missiles:; 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS):; RIM-66M surface-to-air missile; RIM-156 surface-to-air missile; RIM-174A Standard ERAM; RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile; RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed); BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile; RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC; Torpedoes:; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 lightweight torpedo; Mark 50 lightweight torpedo; Mark 54 lightweight torpedo;
Armor	Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar and helipad

USS William Charette (DDG-130) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the fifth Flight III variant.^[1] She is named in honor of Master Chief William R. Charette, a Korean War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor.^[4]

The start of fabrication ceremony took place at the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works facility in Brunswick, Maine, on 30 November 2020.^[5] The keel laying ceremony was held at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, on 29 August 2024.^[6] She was christened on 1 August 2026.^[2]^[7]

References

1 2 "William Charette (DDG 130)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
1 2 "U.S. Navy to Christen Future USS William Charette". U.S. Department of War. U.S. Department of War. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
1 2 3 4 5 "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
↑ "SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in Honor of US Navy Medal of Honor Recipient" (Press release). United States Navy. 18 March 2019. NNS190318-03. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
↑ "Bath Iron Works begins construction of newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the future USS William Charette". News Center Maine. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "Bath Iron Works Lays Keel for US Navy Warship USS William Charette". MarineLink. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
↑ "Navy christens newest guided missile destroyer, future USS William Charette, at BIW". WGME. Sinclair Broadcast Group. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

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[NVR-1] 1 2 "William Charette (DDG 130)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[auto-2] 1 2 "U.S. Navy to Christen Future USS William Charette". U.S. Department of War. U.S. Department of War. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

[FAS.org-3] 1 2 3 4 5 "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[4] "SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in Honor of US Navy Medal of Honor Recipient" (Press release). United States Navy. 18 March 2019. NNS190318-03. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

[5] "Bath Iron Works begins construction of newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the future USS William Charette". News Center Maine. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[6] "Bath Iron Works Lays Keel for US Navy Warship USS William Charette". MarineLink. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

[7] "Navy christens newest guided missile destroyer, future USS William Charette, at BIW". WGME. Sinclair Broadcast Group. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

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