U.S. Navy Destroyers
Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyers
The backbone of the United States Navy and the longest-running destroyer production program in naval history. Named for Admiral Arleigh ‘31-Knot’ Burke, the most famous destroyer squadron commander who ever lived. From DDG-51 commissioned on the Fourth of July 1991, to Flight III ships rolling out with the AN/SPY-6 radar, these destroyers have fired Tomahawks in every conflict since Desert Storm, intercepted ballistic missiles over Israel, defended freedom of navigation from the South China Sea to the Taiwan Strait, and shot down Houthi missiles in the Red Sea. Four flights, four shipyards, 89 ships and counting - the Arleigh Burke class will serve into the 2070s.
Flight I - DDG-51 to DDG-71
1991–1997
DDG-51 USS Arleigh Burke
Arleigh Burke
Class
Lead ship of the class and the Navy's longest-running destroyer program. Named for Admiral Arleigh '31-Knot' Burke, the most famous destroyer squadron commander in naval history. Commissioned July 4, 1991. First U.S. warship designed with radar cross-section reduction. Fired Tomahawks in Iraq and Syria, intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles over Israel in April 2024. Forward deployed to Rota, Spain.
DDG-52 USS Barry
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Commodore John Barry, first flag officer of the U.S. Navy. Deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch and later served in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
DDG-53 USS John Paul Jones
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for the father of the American Navy. BMD-capable - successfully intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target during a 2014 test. First ship to receive the DDG modernization mid-life upgrade.
DDG-54 USS Curtis Wilbur
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for the 43rd Secretary of the Navy. Forward deployed to Yokosuka. Conducted multiple Taiwan Strait transits asserting freedom of navigation.
DDG-55 USS Stout
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for RADM Harold Stout. Deployed 206 consecutive days during the Global War on Terror without a port call - the longest such deployment by a surface combatant in modern Navy history.
DDG-56 USS John S. McCain
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for two admirals - father and son - who commanded Pacific forces in WWII and Vietnam. Collided with merchant vessel Alnic MC on August 21, 2017, killing 10 sailors. Repaired and returned to the fleet.
DDG-57 USS Mitscher
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Admiral Marc Mitscher, who commanded the fast carrier task force that broke Japanese naval aviation at the Philippine Sea. The third Navy ship to bear his name.
DDG-58 USS Laboon
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Captain John Laboon - WWII submarine officer, Medal of Honor nominee, and later a Navy chaplain. Participated in Red Sea Houthi missile defense operations in 2024.
DDG-59 USS Russell
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for RADM John Henry Russell, USMC. Participated in the opening salvos of Operation Iraqi Freedom, launching Tomahawk missiles in March 2003.
DDG-60 USS Paul Hamilton
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Paul Hamilton, 3rd Secretary of the Navy. Fired Tomahawks in the 2003 Iraq campaign and has deployed extensively throughout the Western Pacific.
DDG-61 USS Ramage
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for VADM Lawson Ramage, WWII submarine ace who received the Medal of Honor for an aggressive surface gun attack on a Japanese convoy.
DDG-62 USS Fitzgerald
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for LT William Fitzgerald III, killed in Vietnam. Collided with container ship MV ACX Crystal on June 17, 2017, killing 7 sailors. Rebuilt at HII Pascagoula and returned to the fleet at San Diego.
DDG-63 USS Stethem
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for SW2 Robert Dean Stethem, a Navy diver murdered by Hezbollah during the 1985 TWA Flight 847 hijacking. His body was dumped on the tarmac in Beirut. Forward deployed to Yokosuka.
DDG-64 USS Carney
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Admiral Robert Carney, Halsey's chief of staff. Forward deployed to Rota, Spain. Shot down Houthi drones and missiles in the Red Sea during 2023–2024 operations - among the first sustained surface combat by a Burke-class destroyer.
DDG-65 USS Benfold
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for HM3 Edward Benfold, Navy corpsman who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for smothering enemy grenades with his body at the Chosin Reservoir to save two Marines.
DDG-66 USS Gonzalez
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient killed at Hue City during Tet 1968.
DDG-67 USS Cole
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Sergeant Darrell Cole, USMC, killed on Iwo Jima. On October 12, 2000, al-Qaeda suicide bombers detonated explosives alongside Cole in Aden, Yemen - killing 17 sailors and blowing a 40-foot hole in her hull. The crew's damage control saved the ship. Rebuilt and returned to the fleet.
DDG-68 USS The Sullivans
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for the five Sullivan brothers killed when USS Juneau sank at Guadalcanal in 1942. Survived a failed al-Qaeda boat bomb attack in Aden in January 2000 - the dry run for the USS Cole bombing ten months later.
DDG-69 USS Milius
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Captain Paul Milius, Navy pilot shot down and killed over Laos in 1968. Forward deployed to Yokosuka. Conducted BMD patrols in the Western Pacific.
DDG-70 USS Hopper
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for RADM Grace Murray Hopper, computer science pioneer who coined the term 'debugging' and developed COBOL. One of the few warships named for a woman.
DDG-71 USS Ross
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Captain Donald Ross, Medal of Honor recipient for heroism at Pearl Harbor aboard USS Nevada. Last Flight I hull. Forward deployed to Rota, Spain.
Flight II - DDG-72 to DDG-78
1998–1999
DDG-72 USS Mahan
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for RADM Alfred Thayer Mahan, whose 'Influence of Sea Power' literally wrote the book on naval strategy. First Flight II hull with upgraded SPY-1D(V) radar.
DDG-73 USS Decatur
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, who burned the captured frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor - called 'the most bold and daring act of the age' by Horatio Nelson.
DDG-74 USS McFaul
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for EQCM Donald McFaul, Navy SEAL killed in Operation Just Cause during the 1989 Panama invasion. Posthumous Navy Cross recipient.
DDG-75 USS Donald Cook
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Colonel Donald Cook, USMC, Vietnam POW who gave his rations to fellow prisoners and died in captivity. Posthumous Medal of Honor. Forward deployed to Rota, Spain.
DDG-76 USS Higgins
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Andrew Jackson Higgins, whose landing craft - the LCVP - delivered more troops to more beaches than any other vessel in WWII. Eisenhower called him 'the man who won the war for us.'
DDG-77 USS O'Kane
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for RADM Richard O'Kane, commanding officer of USS Tang - the most successful American submarine of WWII. Medal of Honor recipient. Survived his own torpedo circling back and sinking Tang.
DDG-78 USS Porter
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Commodore David Porter and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter - both distinguished naval officers spanning the Age of Sail to the Civil War. Last Flight II hull.
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Flight IIA - DDG-79 to DDG-100
2000–2007
DDG-79 USS Oscar Austin
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for PFC Oscar Austin, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient killed in Vietnam shielding a wounded Marine from an enemy grenade. First Flight IIA hull - introduced helicopter hangars for two MH-60R Seahawks.
DDG-80 USS Roosevelt
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor - the first Navy combatant named for a president and first lady together.
DDG-81 USS Winston S. Churchill
Arleigh Burke
Class
Only active U.S. warship named for a foreign national. Carries a Royal Navy officer in her crew as a permanent exchange billet. Named for the British Prime Minister.
DDG-82 USS Lassen
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Commander Clyde Lassen, helicopter pilot who received the Medal of Honor for rescuing downed aircrews under fire in Vietnam. Conducted freedom of navigation operations near contested South China Sea features.
DDG-83 USS Howard
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Sergeant Jimmie Howard, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient who held a hilltop in Vietnam with 18 Marines against a reinforced NVA company all night.
DDG-84 USS Bulkeley
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for VADM John Bulkeley, Medal of Honor recipient who evacuated MacArthur from Corregidor by PT boat in 1942. Led the PT boat squadron that made 'They Were Expendable' famous.
DDG-85 USS McCampbell
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Captain David McCampbell, the Navy's all-time leading ace with 34 kills. Shot down 9 Japanese aircraft in a single sortie over Leyte Gulf. Medal of Honor recipient.
DDG-86 USS Shoup
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for General David Shoup, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient at Tarawa. Led the assault across the reef under withering fire. Later became Commandant of the Marine Corps.
DDG-87 USS Mason
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for the first African American sailors to serve aboard a U.S. warship in combat - the crew of USS Mason (DE-529) in WWII. Defended against Houthi missiles in the Red Sea in 2016 and again in 2023–2024.
DDG-88 USS Preble
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Commodore Edward Preble, who led the squadron that fought the Barbary pirates at Tripoli. Mentored a generation of officers including Decatur and Macdonough.
DDG-89 USS Mustin
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for the Mustin family - four generations of distinguished naval officers spanning over a century of service from the Great White Fleet to guided missile warfare.
DDG-90 USS Chafee
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Secretary of the Navy John Chafee, who later served as U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. Korean War veteran and Marine infantry officer who fought at the Chosin Reservoir.
DDG-91 USS Pinckney
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Lieutenant William Pinckney, Navy Cross recipient for heroism during the D-Day landings at Normandy. One of six Flight IIA ships equipped for remote mine-hunting.
DDG-92 USS Momsen
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for VADM Charles Momsen, who invented the Momsen Lung escape device and the rescue chamber that saved 33 men from the sunken submarine USS Squalus in 1939.
DDG-93 USS Chung-Hoon
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for RADM Gordon Chung-Hoon, the first Asian American to command a U.S. Navy warship - USS Sigsbee (DD-502) at Okinawa, where he was wounded by kamikaze attack.
DDG-94 USS Nitze
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Paul Nitze, Secretary of the Navy and Cold War strategist who authored NSC-68 - the document that defined American containment policy against the Soviet Union.
DDG-95 USS James E. Williams
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for BM1 James E. Williams, Medal of Honor recipient who destroyed 65 enemy vessels in a single engagement during the Vietnam riverine campaign - the most decorated enlisted sailor in Navy history.
DDG-96 USS Bainbridge
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Commodore William Bainbridge, who commanded USS Constitution during her victory over HMS Java in 1812. Played a key role in the 2009 rescue of Captain Phillips from Somali pirates.
DDG-97 USS Halsey
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Fleet Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey, who commanded the South Pacific Force at Guadalcanal and the Third Fleet across the Pacific. Stood in for the fictional USS Nathan James in 'The Last Ship' TV series.
DDG-98 USS Forrest Sherman
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Admiral Forrest Sherman, the youngest Chief of Naval Operations in history at age 49. Died in Naples during NATO negotiations in 1951. The third ship to bear his name.
DDG-99 USS Farragut
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Admiral David Glasgow Farragut - 'Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!' at Mobile Bay. First officer to hold the rank of Admiral in the United States Navy.
DDG-100 USS Kidd
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for RADM Isaac Kidd Sr., killed on the bridge of USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor - the first U.S. flag officer killed in WWII. Posthumous Medal of Honor. Equipped with ODIN directed energy weapon.
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Flight IIA - DDG-101 to DDG-127
2007–2024
DDG-101 USS Gridley
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Captain Charles Gridley, who commanded Dewey's flagship at Manila Bay. 'You may fire when you are ready, Gridley.'
DDG-102 USS Sampson
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for RADM William Sampson, who commanded the North Atlantic Squadron during the Spanish-American War and the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
DDG-103 USS Truxtun
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Commodore Thomas Truxtun, who commanded USS Constellation in victories over French frigates during the Quasi-War - establishing American naval credibility.
DDG-104 USS Sterett
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Lieutenant Andrew Sterett, who commanded the schooner Enterprise in action against Tripolitan corsairs. Equipped with ODIN directed energy weapon.
DDG-105 USS Dewey
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Admiral George Dewey, hero of Manila Bay and the only person to hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy. Equipped with ODIN directed energy weapon.
DDG-106 USS Stockdale
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for VADM James Stockdale, Medal of Honor recipient and senior American POW at the Hanoi Hilton for over seven years. His leadership under torture defined the code of conduct for American prisoners.
DDG-107 USS Gravely
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for VADM Samuel Gravely Jr., the first African American to command a Navy warship, a fleet, and to achieve flag rank. First Flight IIA hull with the aft Phalanx CIWS restored.
DDG-108 USS Wayne E. Meyer
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for RADM Wayne E. Meyer, the 'Father of Aegis' who led the development of the combat system that defines this entire class of warships.
DDG-109 USS Jason Dunham
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Corporal Jason Dunham, USMC, who covered an enemy grenade with his Kevlar helmet and his body to save two Marines in Iraq. Medal of Honor recipient. Died of wounds eight days later.
DDG-110 USS William P. Lawrence
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for VADM William Lawrence, Vietnam POW for nearly six years. Test pilot, astronaut candidate, and Superintendent of the Naval Academy.
DDG-111 USS Spruance
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Admiral Raymond Spruance, who commanded the fleet at Midway - the most decisive naval battle of the Pacific War. Quiet, methodical, brilliant. Equipped with ODIN directed energy weapon.
DDG-112 USS Michael Murphy
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for LT Michael Murphy, Navy SEAL, Medal of Honor recipient for Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan. Exposed himself to enemy fire to call for extraction. 'Lone Survivor' tells his story.
DDG-113 USS John Finn
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for LCDR John Finn, the first Medal of Honor recipient of WWII. Manned a machine gun at Kaneohe Bay during the Pearl Harbor attack despite multiple wounds. Equipped with ODIN directed energy weapon.
DDG-114 USS Ralph Johnson
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for PFC Ralph Johnson, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient who threw himself on a grenade in Vietnam to save fellow Marines. He was 20 years old.
DDG-115 USS Rafael Peralta
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Sergeant Rafael Peralta, USMC, who pulled an enemy grenade under his body during house-to-house fighting in Fallujah in November 2004. Navy Cross recipient.
DDG-116 USS Thomas Hudner
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for LCDR Thomas Hudner, Medal of Honor recipient who crash-landed his Corsair at the Chosin Reservoir trying to save his wingman, Ensign Jesse Brown - the Navy's first African American aviator.
DDG-117 USS Paul Ignatius
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Paul Ignatius, Secretary of the Navy during Vietnam. WWII veteran who served aboard a landing ship at Normandy and Okinawa. Equipped with SeaRAM CIWS.
DDG-118 USS Daniel Inouye
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Senator Daniel Inouye, Medal of Honor recipient who lost his arm leading an assault on a German machine gun nest in Italy with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team - the most decorated unit in Army history.
DDG-119 USS Delbert D. Black
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for CMDCM Delbert Black, the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. Pearl Harbor survivor who served 30 years from seaman to the senior enlisted advisor to the CNO.
DDG-120 USS Carl M. Levin
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Senator Carl Levin, longest-serving U.S. Senator from Michigan and longtime chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
DDG-121 USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for LtGen Frank Petersen Jr., USMC - the first African American Marine aviator and the first African American Marine general. Flew 350 combat missions in Korea and Vietnam.
DDG-122 USS John Basilone
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient at Guadalcanal where he held Henderson Field against 3,000 Japanese troops with two machine guns. Killed on Iwo Jima. The only enlisted Marine to receive both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.
DDG-123 USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Superintendent Lenah Higbee, the first woman to receive the Navy Cross. Led the Navy Nurse Corps during WWI. First combatant warship named for a woman in the Navy Nurse Corps.
DDG-124 USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Colonel Harvey Barnum Jr., USMC, Medal of Honor recipient in Vietnam who took command of his company after every officer was killed or wounded. Last Flight IIA hull.
DDG-127 USS Patrick Gallagher
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Corporal Patrick Gallagher, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient who single-handedly defended wounded Marines from a massive NVA assault in Vietnam. Flight IIA Technology Insertion hull - built between Flight III ships.
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Flight III - DDG-125 and Beyond
2023–Present
DDG-125 USS Jack H. Lucas
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for PFC Jack Lucas, USMC - the youngest Medal of Honor recipient of WWII at 17 years old. Smothered two grenades with his body on Iwo Jima and survived. First Flight III hull with AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar.
DDG-126 USS Louis H. Wilson Jr.
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for General Louis Wilson Jr., USMC, Medal of Honor recipient at Guam who fought for 10 hours defending a critical position despite being wounded three times. Later became Commandant of the Marine Corps.
DDG-128 USS Ted Stevens
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, longest-serving Republican senator in history. WWII Army Air Corps pilot who flew C-47s over the Hump in the China-Burma-India theater. Second Flight III hull delivered.
DDG-129 USS Jeremiah Denton
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for RADM Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam POW who blinked T-O-R-T-U-R-E in Morse code during a televised propaganda interview. Later served as U.S. Senator from Alabama.
DDG-130 USS William Charette
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for HM3 William Charette, Medal of Honor recipient at the Battle of Panmunjom in Korea. Used his own body as a shield for wounded Marines and administered aid under direct enemy fire.
DDG-131 USS George M. Neal
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Captain George Neal, the first African American naval officer promoted from the enlisted ranks. Served 35 years from mess attendant to commanding officer.
DDG-132 USS Quentin Walsh
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Captain Quentin Walsh, USCG, Navy Cross recipient who led the capture of the port of Cherbourg during D-Day operations - denying the Germans demolition of the critical harbor.
DDG-133 USS Sam Nunn
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Senator Sam Nunn, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Co-authored the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program that secured loose Soviet nuclear weapons.
DDG-134 USS John E. Kilmer
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Hospital Apprentice John Kilmer, Medal of Honor recipient killed in Korea while shielding a wounded Marine from enemy fire. Used his body as a shield multiple times before being mortally wounded.
DDG-135 USS Thad Cochran
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi, longtime chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Navy veteran who served as an ensign in the Naval Reserve.
DDG-136 USS Richard G. Lugar
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Senator Richard Lugar, co-author of the Nunn-Lugar program. Navy intelligence officer who served in the 1950s. His legislation secured and dismantled thousands of Soviet nuclear warheads.
DDG-137 USS John F. Lehman
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for John Lehman, Secretary of the Navy under Reagan who championed the 600-ship Navy strategy that helped end the Cold War. Naval Reserve aviator.
DDG-138 USS J. William Middendorf
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for J. William Middendorf II, Secretary of the Navy who modernized the fleet during the 1970s drawdown after Vietnam.
DDG-139 USS Telesforo Trinidad
Arleigh Burke
Class
Named for Fireman Apprentice Telesforo Trinidad, Medal of Honor recipient aboard USS San Diego in 1915. Filipino-born sailor who entered a boiler room filled with scalding steam to rescue trapped shipmates. Known as 'the human tugboat.'
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Ships Built / Building
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Active Fleet
6+
Combat Actions Since 2000