USSJohn E. Kilmer

Graphical depiction of USSJohn E. Kilmer(DDG-134)
History
United States
Name	John E. Kilmer
Namesake	John E. Kilmer
Awarded	27 September 2018
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Identification	Hull number:DDG-134
Status	Authorized
General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke-classdestroyer
Displacement	9,217 tons (full load)
Length	510 ft (160 m)
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Propulsion	4 ×General Electric LM2500gas turbines100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	Guns: 1 ×5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun) 1 ×20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS 2 ×25 mm (0.98 in)Mk 38 machine gun system 4 ×0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliberguns Missiles: 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells)Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS): RIM-66M surface-to-air missile RIM-156 surface-to-air missile RIM-174A standard ERAM RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile RIM-162 ESSM(quad-packed) BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC Torpedoes: 2 ×Mark 32tripletorpedo tubes: Mark 46 lightweight torpedo Mark 50 lightweight torpedo Mark 54 lightweight torpedo
Armor	Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried	2 ×MH-60R Seahawkhelicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangarandhelipad

USSJohn E. Kilmer(DDG-134)is a plannedArleigh Burke-classguided missile destroyerof theUnited States Navy,the 84th overall for the class. The ship was authorized for construction byBath Iron Workson 27 September 2018.On 16 October 2019, U.S. Secretary of the NavyRichard V. Spencerannounced that the ship will be named in honor of United States NavyHospital corpsmanJohn E. Kilmer,who was killed in theBattle of Bunker Hillduring theKorean Warand posthumously awarded theMedal of Honorfor his heroic actions in the battle.

References

• This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register,which, as a U.S. government publication, is in thepublic domain.The entry can be foundhere.