USS Richard J. Danzig
{{Short description|Future US Navy destroyer}}
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{{Infobox ship career | Ship country = {{nowrap|United States}} | Ship flag = {{USN flag}} | Ship name = Richard J. Danzig | Ship namesake = Richard Danzig | Ship awarded = | Ship builder = Ingalls Shipbuilding | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship struck = | Ship sponsor = | Ship honors = | Ship identification = Hull number: DDG-143 | Ship fate = | Ship status = Authorized for construction | Ship homeport = | Ship motto = | Ship badge = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship class = {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} | Ship displacement = 9,217 tons (full load){{cite web |url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm |title=DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class |work=Federation of American Scientists |publisher=FAS.org |date= 2 November 2016 |access-date=9 June 2021}} | Ship length = {{Convert|510|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{Convert|66|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = | Ship propulsion = 4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines {{convert|100000|shp|abbr=on}} | Ship speed = {{Convert|31|kn}} | Ship range = | Ship complement = 380 officers and enlisted | Ship sensors = | Ship EW = | Ship armament = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III armament}} | Ship armor = Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures. | Ship aircraft = {{Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Flight IIA/III aircraft}} | Ship aircraft facilities = Double hangar and helipad | Ship notes = }} |
Design and construction
{{Main article|Arleigh Burke-class destroyer#Flight III}}
As a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Richard Danzig would be mounted with the more powerful AN/SPY-6 radar compared to her sister mates. This radar, and other modifications, would allow Flight III destroyers to serve as a replacement for the air-defense roles of Ticonderoga-class cruisers.{{Cite web |last=LaGrone |first=Sam |date=2023-08-01 |title=Navy Awards Ingalls 6 Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyers, Bath Iron Works 3 as Part of 5-Year Deal |url=https://news.usni.org/2023/08/01/navy-awards-ingalls-6-flight-iii-arleigh-burke-destroyers-bath-iron-works-3-as-part-of-five-year-deal |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=USNI News |language=en-US}}
She was ordered in 2023 as part of a larger 5-year plan to build 9 Flight III ships, and is expected to begin fabrication in 2027.
In 2024, she was named for former Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig as he was a "visionary leader in the mold of the greatest naval leaders that came before [him]".{{Cite web |last=Mongilio |first=Heather |date=2024-05-22 |title=SECNAV Del Toro Names New Destroyers for Former SECNAV Danzig, CJCS Mullen |url=https://news.usni.org/2024/05/22/secnav-del-toro-names-new-destroyers-for-former-secnav-danzig-cjcs-mullen |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=USNI News |language=en-US}}