USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) Set For Charleston, South Carolina Commissioning – Video
The ship’s commanding officer is Cmdr. Daniel Hancock, a 2002 graduate of the United States Naval Academy who heads a core crew of 32 officers and 297 enlisted troops.
Ingalls Shipbuilding is a shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, that manufactured the ship. The ship is about 510 feet long, with a 59-foot beam and a 33-foot navigational draft. The ship is powered by four General Electric LM 2500-30 gas turbines and two shafts, allowing it to reach speeds of over 30 knots.
The ship is named after Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr., the first African-American aviator and general officer in the United States Marine Corps.
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