General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has secured a contract to build an additional Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG 148) for the US Navy.
The order brings the total number of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers procured to more than 90, with 74 commissioned and homeported at military installations across the continental US and overseas.
Currently, the shipyard is building two Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class destroyers along with five Flight III variants.
The initiative’s latest platform, USS John Basilone (DDG 122), was delivered and commissioned in July 2024.
In May, General Dynamics achieved another milestone with the keel laying ceremony for the program’s 82nd hull in Maine.
“We are proud to be selected to build this ship for the US Navy and to continue our legacy of contributing to the nation’s defense,” said Charles Krugh, president at Bath Iron Works.
“I appreciate the efforts of our team to improve the construction process and build to the plan. We are clawing back schedule so we can deliver more Bath-built ships to our Navy.”
The Arleigh Burke Vessel
The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer measures up to 510 feet (155 meters) long, depending on its configuration.
The system was first introduced in the 1980s and has since received multiple upgrades to counter evolving threats in the theater.
Powered by four General Electric gas turbines generating about 26,200 horsepower each and supported by Rolls-Royce generators at 5,400 horsepower apiece, the ships can reach speeds of 30 knots (35 miles/56 kilometers per hour) with a range of 4,400 nautical miles (5,063 miles/8,149 kilometers).
Designed for multi-mission operations, each vessel is equipped with advanced sensors, electronic warfare systems, naval guns, torpedoes, machine guns, decoy countermeasures, and a variety of missiles capable of engaging air, surface, and subsurface threats.
The ships can support up to 300 crew and passengers and are outfitted to carry maritime helicopters and small rigid-hull inflatable boats.
