DDG-51 Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer FLT III (DDG 125+)

Visual ID

Open bow, single 5 in/62 cal dual-purpose gun fwd, split superstructure, four SPY-6 array faces on superstructure, swept mast, two separate sets of stacks (1 fwd, 1 aft) Has helo hangars

Mission

DDG 125+ warships provide multi-miossion offensive and defensive capabilities. Destroyers can operate independently or as part of carrier strike groups, surface action groups, amphibious ready groups, and underway replenishment groups. FLT III destroyers are multi-mission Air Warfare (AW), Undersea Warfare (USW), and Surface Warfare (SUW_ surface combatants. Primary role will be to replace the decommissioning cruisers as the Anti-Air Warfare commander in the CSG. ALL FLT III DDGS have been outfitted with a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capability.

Weapons

1× 5in/54cal or 5in/62cal dual purpose gun

2x VLS (32 cells fwd, 64 cells aft)

1× 20 mm Phalanx CIWS FWD

2x Surface Vessel Torped Tube launchers (3 tubes per launcher)

2x quadruple Harpoon canisters (DDG-51 through 78)

Aircraft

2 MH-60

Crew Size

35 officers/ 300 enlisted