| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Thomas G. Kelley |
| Namesake | Thomas G. Kelley |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works[1] |
| Identification | Hull number: DDG-140 |
| Status | Announced[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Arleigh Burke-classdestroyer |
| Displacement | 9,217 tons (full load)[3] |
| Length | 510 ft (160 m)[3] |
| Beam | 66 ft (20 m)[3] |
| Propulsion | 4 ×General Electric LM2500gas 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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| Armor | Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures. |
| Aircraft carried | 2 ×MH-60R Seahawk helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Double hangar andhelipad |
USSThomas G. Kelley (DDG-140) is the 90th plannedArleigh Burke-class (Flight III)Aegisguided missile destroyer of theUnited States Navy.[4] She will honor CaptainThomas G. Kelley (USN, Ret.), who as a then-lieutenant serving inVietnam, was awarded theMedal of Honor "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty". Kelley served in the Navy for 30 years, and after retirement, went on to become Secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services.
Thekeel plate signing ceremony, with the ship's namesake Captain Thomas G. Kelley in attendance, was held at a General Dynamics Bath Iron Works facility inBrunswick, Maine, on 30 August 2024.[5]
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