USS_John_E._Kilmer_(DDG-134)

USS <i>John E. Kilmer</i>

USS John E. Kilmer

Guided missile destroyer

USS John E. Kilmer (DDG-134) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 84th overall for the class. The ship was authorized for construction by Bath Iron Works on 27 September 2018.[1] On 16 October 2019, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced that the ship will be named in honor of United States Navy Hospital corpsman John E. Kilmer, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Korean War and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in the battle.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "John E. Kilmer (DDG-134)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. [2]
    "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. [3]
    "SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in Honor of US Navy Medal of Honor Recipient" (Press release). United States Navy. 16 October 2019. NNS191016-06. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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