Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

The ***Arleigh Burke-class*** of guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) is class of destroyers in the United States Navy. This class is named after Admiral Arleigh Burke, an American destroyer officer during World War II who became the Chief of Naval Operations. In terms of size and armament, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers pass several of the previous classes of guided-missile cruisers in capabilities.

## Operational history

The Arleigh Burke-class of destroyers first saw combat through Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) strikes against Iraq during Operation Desert Strike in 1996. Between September 3-4, 1996, the USS _Laboon_ and USS _Russell_ launched 21 of these missiles. In 1998, Arleigh Burke-class destroyers participated in Operation Desert Fox.

On October 19, 2023, the USS _Carney_ shot down three missile and multiple drones launched by Houthi forces, which were launched towards Israel. This was the first defensive action by the United States military since the start of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.

On November 15, 2023, the USS _Thomas Hudner_ shot down a drone launched from Yemen, which was heading towards the ship.

On January 6, 2024, the USS _Laboon_ was attacked by Houthi forces in the Red Sea. The ship participated in the misstile strikes against Yemen on January 12, 2024. The ship was attacked again by the Houthis on January 14, 2024.

## Ships

This is the list of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. As of January 2024, there are 73 active destroyers, 10 in construction, and 9 in order.

- USS _Arleigh Burke_ (DDG-51)
- USS _Barry_ (DDG-52)
- USS _John Paul Jones_ (DDG-53)
- USS _Curtis Wilbur_ (DDG-54)
- USS _Stout_ (DDG-55)
- USS _John S. McCain_ (DDG-56)
- USS _Mitscher_ (DDG-57)
- USS _Laboon_ (DDG-58)
- USS _Russell_ (DDG-59)
- USS _Paul Hamilton_ (DDG-60)
- USS _Ramage_ (DDG-61)
- USS _Fitzgerald_ (DDG-62)
- USS _Stethem_ (DDG-63)
- USS _Carney_ (DDG-64)
- USS _Benfold_ (DDG-65)
- USS _Gonzalez_ (DDG-66)
- USS _Cole_ (DDG-67)
- USS _The Sullivans_ (DDG-68)
- USS _Milius_ (DDG-69)
- USS _Hopper_ (DDG-70)
- USS _Ross_ (DDG-71)
- USS _Mahan_ (DDG-72)
- USS _Decatur_ (DDG-73)
- USS _McFaul_ (DDG-74)
- USS _Donald Cook_ (DDG-75)
- USS _Higgins_ (DDG-76)
- USS _O'Kane_ (DDG-77)
- USS _Porter_ (DDG-78)
- USS _Oscar Austin_ (DDG-79)
- USS _Roosevelt_ (DDG-80)
- USS _Winston S. Churchill_ (DDG-81)
- USS _Lassen_ (DDG-82)
- USS _Howard_ (DDG-83)
- USS _Bulkeley_ (DDG-84)
- USS _McCampbell_ (DDG-85)
- USS _Shoup_ (DDG-86)
- USS _Mason_ (DDG-87)
- USS _Preble_ (DDG-88)
- USS _Mustin_ (DDG-89)
- USS _Chafee_ (DDG-90)
- USS _Pinckney_ (DDG-91)
- USS _Momsen_ (DDG-92)
- USS _Chung-Hoon_ (DDG-93)
- USS _Nitze_ (DDG-94)
- USS _James E. Williams_ (DDG-95)
- USS _Bainbridge_ (DDG-96)
- USS _Halsey_ (DDG-97)
- USS _Forrest Sherman_ (DDG-98)
- USS _Farragut_ (DDG-99)
- USS _Kidd_ (DDG-100)
- USS _Gridley_ (DDG-101)
- USS _Sampson_ (DDG-102)
- USS _Truxtun_ (DDG-103)
- USS _Sterett_ (DDG-104)
- USS _Dewey_ (DDG-105)
- USS _Stockdale_ (DDG-106)
- USS _Gravely_ (DDG-107)
- USS _Wayne E. Meyer_ (DDG-108)
- USS _Jason Dunham_ (DDG-109)
- USS _William P. Lawrence_ (DDG-110)
- USS _Spruance_ (DDG-111)
- USS _Michael Murphy_ (DDG-112)
- USS _John Finn_ (DDG-113)
- USS _Ralph Johnson_ (DDG-114)
- USS _Rafael Peralta_ (DDG-115)
- USS _Thomas Hudner_ (DDG-116)
- USS _Paul Ignatius_ (DDG-117)
- USS _Daniel Inouye_ (DDG-118)
- USS _Delbert D. Black_ (DDG-119)
- USS _Carl M. Levin_ (DDG-120)
- USS _Frank E. Petersen Jr._ (DDG-121)
- USS _John Basilone_ (DDG-122)
- USS _Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee_ (DDG-123)
- USS _Harvey C. Barnum Jr._ (DDG-124)
- USS _Jack H. Lucas_ (DDG-125)
- USS _Louis H. Wilson Jr._ (DDG-126)
- USS _Patrick Gallagher_ (DDG-127)
- USS _Ted Stevens_ (DDG-128)
- USS _Jeremiah Denton_ (DDG-129)
- USS _William Charette_ (DDG-130)
- USS _George M. Neal_ (DDG-131)
- USS _Quentin Walsh_ (DDG-132)
- USS _Sam Nunn_ (DDG-133)
- USS _John E. Kilmer_ (DDG-134)
- USS _Thad Cochran_ (DDG-135)
- USS _Richard G. Lugar_ (DDG-136)
- USS _John F. Lehman_ (DDG-137)
- USS _J. William Middendorf_ (DDG-138)
- USS _Telesforo Trinidad_ (DDG-139)
- USS _Thomas G. Kelley_ (DDG-140)
- USS _Ernest E. Evans_ (DDG-141)
- USS _Charles J. French_ (DDG-142)