Name Chosen for Next Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer
Secretary of the Navy announces the next Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer for the USN will be named 'USS Thomas Hudner'
The name of Thomas J. Hudner Jr., has been chosen to honor a naval aviator who retired as a captain and received the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman for displaying uncommon valor during an attack on his wingman during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War. That wingman was the first African American naval aviator to fly in combat, Ensign Jesse L. Brown.
The Arleigh Burke class destroyer will be able to conduct a variety of operations, from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection. It will be capable of fighting air, surface and subsurface battles simultaneously and will contain a myriad of offensive and defensive weapons designed to support maritime warfare in keeping with the Navy's ability to execute the Department of Defense's defense strategy.