USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. explained

USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126) will be an of the United States Navy. She is the second of the Flight III variants^[1] and 76th overall in the class. She is named after U.S. Marine Corps General Louis H. Wilson Jr., recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016 she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.^{[2] [3]}

Bath Iron Works began fabrication of the vessel on 3 March 2020.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• Web site: Ray Mabus: DDG 125 & DDG 126 Destroyers Named After Two WWII Marines . ExecutiveGov.com. 19 September 2016 .
• Web site: USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126) . NavSource.org.
• Web site: Two destroyers to be named for Medal Of Honor recipients . The American Survival Guide.

Notes and References

1. News: LaGrone . Sam. Bath Iron Works Awarded Second Flight III Destroyer In Two Ship Contract Modification. USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. 28 September 2017. 12 March 2018.
2. Secretary Mabus Names Two Destroyers for Medal of Honor Recipients. United States Navy. 17 September 2016. 26 July 2017.
3. Web site: DDG 126 Louis H. Wilson Jr.. globalsecurity.org. 11 November 2016. 26 July 2017.
4. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Starts Fabrication of Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126). Bath Iron Works. 3 March 2020. 10 March 2020.
5. Construction Begins on Bath Iron Works' First Flight III Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer. United States Navy. NNS200305-09. 5 March 2020. 5 March 2020.