USS Lyndon B. Johnson
{{Short description|Zumwalt-class destroyer of the US Navy}}
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| infobox caption = USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) }} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = File:USS Lyndon B. Johnson (09-Dec-2018).jpg | Ship caption = USS Lyndon B. Johnson at the Bath Iron Works in December 2018 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = United States | Ship flag = {{USN flag|size=53px}} | Ship name = Lyndon B. Johnson | Ship namesake = Lyndon B. Johnson | Ship awarded = 15 September 2011 | Ship builder = Bath Iron Works | Ship original cost = | Ship laid down = 30 January 2017{{cite press release |url=https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/1064668/keel-laid-for-future-uss-lyndon-b-johnson-ddg-1002/ |title=Keel Laid for Future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) |author=Team Ships Public Affairs |date=31 January 2017 |publisher=U.S. Navy |access-date=31 January 2017}} | Ship sponsor = Lynda Bird Johnson Robb | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship struck = | Ship homeport = Pascagoula, Mississippi | Ship motto = In Defense of Great Society | Ship nickname = | Ship identification = Hull number: DDG-1002 | Ship fate = | Ship notes = | Ship badge = 150px }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Zumwalt|destroyer}} | Ship displacement = 14,564 tons{{cite web |url=http://www.ddg1000.com/overview/ddg1000_brief.php |title=DDG 1000 Flight I Design |year=2007 |publisher=Northrop Grumman Ship Systems |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915203606/http://www.ddg1000.com/overview/ddg1000_brief.php |archive-date=2007-09-15 }} | Ship length = {{convert|600|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|80.7|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = {{convert|27.6|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship power = | Ship propulsion = 2 Rolls-Royce Marine Trent-30 gas turbines plus 2 Rolls-Royce RR4500 gas turbine generator sets,[http://www.rolls-royce.com/marine/products/diesels_gas_turbines/gas_turbines/rr4500.jsp Rolls-Royce Marine] 78 MW | Ship speed = {{convert|30.3|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range = | Ship capacity = | Ship boats = | Ship complement = 140 | Ship crew = | Ship time to activate = | Ship sensors = *AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar (MFR) (X-band, scanned array)
| Ship EW = | Ship armament = *20 × MK 57 VLS modules, with 4 vertical launch cells in each module, 80 cells total. Each cell can hold one or more missiles, depending on the size of the missiles.
| Ship aircraft = *2 × SH-60 LAMPS helicopters or
| Ship aircraft facilities = Hangar Bay, large Helipad | Ship notes = }} |
USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG-1002) is the third and final {{sclass|Zumwalt|destroyer}} built for the United States Navy. The contract to build her was awarded to Bath Iron Works located in Bath, Maine, on 15 September 2011. The award, along with funds for the construction of {{USS|Michael Monsoor|DDG-1001|6}}, was worth US$1.826 billion.{{cite web |url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=DDG1002}} |title=Lyndon B Johnson (DDG 1002) |date=12 December 2012 |work=Naval Vessel Register |publisher=Navy.mil |access-date=24 November 2014}}{{cite press release |title=DDG 1001 and DDG 1002 Ship Construction Contract Award Announced |url=http://www.navsea.navy.mil/PR2011/091511DDG.pdf |publisher=Naval Sea Systems Command |date=15 September 2011 |access-date=18 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302104930/http://www.navsea.navy.mil/PR2011/091511DDG.pdf |archive-date=2 March 2013 }} On 16 April 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship would be named Lyndon B. Johnson in honor of Lyndon B. Johnson, who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Johnson served in the Navy during World War II, when he was awarded the Silver Star, and ultimately reached the U.S. Naval Reserve rank of commander.{{cite web |first=Hans |last=Petersen |title=List of Presidents who were Veterans |url=http://www.va.gov/health/newsfeatures/2015/february/list-of-presidents-who-were-veterans.asp |work=US Department of Veterans Affairs |date=16 February 2016 |access-date=12 December 2018}} DDG-1002 is the 34th ship named by the Navy after a U.S. president.{{cite web |title=Navy Names Zumwalt-Class Destroyer USS Lyndon B. Johnson |url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=66518 |work=US Navy |date=16 April 2012 |access-date=12 December 2018 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215224250/https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=66518 |url-status=dead }}
History
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Lyndon B. Johnson will be a Zumwalt-class destroyer. Although 32 ships were originally planned for that class of ship, the U.S. Navy eventually reduced this number to three units.{{cite web |url=http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL32109.pdf |page=42 |title=Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress |author=O'Rourke, Ronald |date=3 February 2012 |work=Congressional Research Service |publisher=Federation of American Scientists |access-date=20 April 2012}} Designed as multi-mission ships with an emphasis on land attack and littoral warfare,{{cite news |title=Work on new destroyer begins |url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2012/04/11/Work-on-new-destroyer-begins/UPI-75921334149778/ |publisher=UPI.com |newspaper=United Press International |date=11 April 2012 |access-date=16 April 2012}} the class features the tumblehome hull form, reminiscent of ironclad warships.{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/dd21/ |title=DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class - Multimission Destroyer, United States of America |publisher=Net Resources International |website=Naval-technology.com |access-date=18 April 2012}} In January 2013, the Navy solicited bids for a steel deckhouse as an option for Lyndon B. Johnson instead of the composite structures of the other ships in the class.{{cite news | title=U.S. Navy Seeks Alternate Deckhouse For DDG-1002 | url=http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_01_25_2013_p03-01-540970.xml | first=Michael | last=Fabey | newspaper=Aerospace Daily & Defense Report | date=25 January 2013 | access-date=25 January 2013 | archive-date=3 November 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103205853/http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=%2Farticle-xml%2Fasd_01_25_2013_p03-01-540970.xml | url-status=dead }} This change was made in response to cost overruns for the composite structure, but due to the tight weight margins in the class, this required weight savings in other parts of the ship.{{cite web |url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130802/DEFREG02/308020010/Navy-Switches-from-Composite-Steel?odyssey=mod_sectionstories |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130804161855/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130802/DEFREG02/308020010/Navy-Switches-from-Composite-Steel?odyssey=mod_sectionstories |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 4, 2013 |title=Navy Switches from Composite to Steel |website=DefenseNews.com |last=Cavas |first=Christopher P. |date=2 August 2013 |access-date=15 September 2015}}
In February 2015, the Navy revealed they had begun engineering studies to include an electromagnetic railgun on Lyndon B. Johnson. The Zumwalt class has been identified as more suited to use emerging technologies, like railguns, due to its superior electricity generation capability over previous destroyers and cruisers at 80 megawatts; Lyndon B. Johnson specifically was being studied because it is the latest of the class, while the previous two ships would be less likely to initially field the capability due to the testing schedule. The railgun would likely replace one of the two Advanced Gun Systems.{{cite web|url=http://news.usni.org/2015/02/05/navy-considering-railgun-third-zumwalt-destroyer |title=Navy Considering Railgun for Third Zumwalt Destroyer |website=News.USNI.org |last=LaGrone |first=Sam |date=5 February 2015 |access-date=15 September 2015}} By March 2016, construction had become too far along to install the railgun during building, although it still could be added later. However, in 2022 the Navy stopped railgun development altogether, rendering such installation highly unlikely in the near future.[http://www.navytimes.com/story/military/tech/2016/03/22/admiral-shipbuilders-wont-install-railgun-new-navy-destroyers/82126978/ Admiral: Shipbuilders won't install railgun on new Navy destroyers] - Navytimes, 22 March 2016
In September 2015, it was reported that U.S. Department of Defense officials were considering terminating funding for Lyndon B. Johnson prior to her completion.{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-14/general-dynamics-destroyer-reviewed-by-pentagon-for-cancellation |title=General Dynamics Destroyer Reviewed by U.S. for Cancellation |work=Bloomberg News |last=Capaccio |first=Anthony |date=12 September 2015 |access-date=15 September 2015}} Although considered as a cost-saving measure, cancelling the third Zumwalt ship at that stage was likely not possible, and might have ended up actually costing more after paying program shutdown costs and contract termination penalties.[http://breakingdefense.com/2015/09/no-cuts-to-zumwalt-destroyer-do-the-math/ Cuts To Zumwalt Destroyer Won’t Save Much] - Breakingdefense.com, 21 September 2015 By December 2015, the Pentagon had decided in favor of keeping the ship.{{cite web |first=Christopher P. |last=Cavas |url=http://www.militarytimes.com/story/defense/naval/2015/12/16/littoral-combat-ship-lcs-navy-budget-fighter-super-hornet-joint-strike-fighter-lockheed-martin-fincantieri-austal/77452734/ |title=Pentagon Cuts LCS to 40 Ships, 1 Shipbuilder |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106151042/http://www.militarytimes.com/story/defense/naval/2015/12/16/littoral-combat-ship-lcs-navy-budget-fighter-super-hornet-joint-strike-fighter-lockheed-martin-fincantieri-austal/77452734/ |archive-date=6 January 2016 |publisher=Militarytimes.com |date=17 December 2015}}
The ship's two AGSs can only fire the LRLAP round. LRLAP procurement was cancelled in 2016,[http://www.defensenews.com/articles/new-warships-big-guns-have-no-bullets New Warship’s Big Guns Have No Bullets] - Defensenews.com, 6 November 2016[https://news.usni.org/2016/11/07/navy-planning-not-buying-lrlap-rounds Navy Planning on Not Buying More LRLAP Rounds for Zumwalt Class] - News.USNI.org, 7 November 2016 and the Navy has no plan to replace it.{{cite web |url=https://news.usni.org/2018/01/11/no-new-round-planned-zumwalt-destroyer-gun-system-navy-monitoring-industry|title=No New Round Planned For Zumwalt Destroyer Gun System; Navy Monitoring Industry |last= LaGrone |first= Sam |date=January 11, 2018 |website= USNI News |publisher= U.S. Naval Institute |access-date= 2018-03-02}} As such, the guns cannot be used and the ship cannot provide naval gunfire support. The Navy has re-purposed the Zumwalt class to surface warfare.{{cite web|url= https://news.usni.org/2017/12/04/navy-refocus-ddg-1000-surface-strike |title= New Requirements for DDG-1000 Focus on Surface Strike |last= Eckstein |first= Megan |date= December 4, 2017 |website= USNI News |publisher= U.S. Naval Institute |access-date= 2018-03-02}}
The ceremonial keel laying of Lyndon B. Johnson took place on 30 January 2017, by which time construction of the ship was over half finished.{{cite web | url=http://www.marinelink.com/news/works-iron-bath421449 | title=Bath Iron Works Lays Keel of DDG 1002 | publisher=Marine Link | date=31 January 2017 | access-date=1 February 2017}} The ship was launched in Bath, Maine, on 9 December 2018,{{cite web |first=Megan |last=Eckstein |title=Second Zumwalt Destroyer Arrives in San Diego; Third Launches in Maine |url=https://news.usni.org/2018/12/10/second-zumwalt-destroyer-arrives-in-san-diego-third-launches-at-bath-iron-works |work=USNI News |date=10 December 2018 |access-date=12 December 2018}} and christened on 27 April 2019, by Johnson's daughters, Luci and Lynda.{{cite news |url=https://www.fosters.com/news/20190427/lbjs-daughters-christen-warship-bearing-his-name |title=LBJ's daughters christen warship bearing his name |first=David |last=Sharp |agency=AP |newspaper=Foster's Daily Democrat |location=Dover, New Hampshire |date=April 27, 2019 |access-date=April 27, 2019}}
On 12 January 2022, the ship left Bath for Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, where combat systems will be activated, with entry into service reportedly expected in 2024.[https://news.usni.org/2022/01/13/last-zumwalt-class-destroyer-lyndon-b-johnson-leaves-bath-iron-works-bound-for-mississippi Last Zumwalt-class Destroyer Lyndon B. Johnson Leaves Bath Iron Works Bound for Mississippi], Sam LaGrone, USNI News, January 13, 2022
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External links
- [https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/ddg1002/ Official website]
- [https://archive.today/20130121095144/http://www.defpro.com/news/details/34234/?SID=1cd8f8422a9aca93422afc2780e99cdf U.S. Navy Begins Construction on DDG 1002]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120412213327/http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/12/cutting-edge-navy-warship-being-built-in-maine/ Cutting-edge Navy warship being built in Maine]
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