USS Michael G. Mullen explained

USS Michael G. Mullen (DDG-144) is a planned Flight III guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 94th overall of the class. She is named for former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen.

Design and Construction

See main article: article. As a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, she would be mounted with the more powerful AN/SPY-6 radar compared to her sister ships. This radar, and other modifications, would allow Flight III destroyers to serve as a replacement for the air-defense roles of Ticonderoga-class cruisers.[1]

She was ordered in 2023 as part of a larger 5-year plan to build 9 Flight III ships and is expected to start fabrication in 2027.

In 2024, she was named after the former chairman, as he was a, "visionary leader in the mold of the greatest naval leaders that came before [them]".[2]

References

  1. Web site: LaGrone . Sam . 2023-08-01 . Navy Awards Ingalls 6 Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyers, Bath Iron Works 3 as Part of 5-Year Deal . 2024-05-22 . USNI News . en-US.
  2. Web site: Mongilio . Heather . 2024-05-22 . SECNAV Del Toro Names New Destroyers for Former SECNAV Danzig, CJCS Mullen . 2024-05-22 . USNI News . en-US.

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