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USS *Jack H. Lucas*
	USS Jack H. Lucas during acceptance trials.
History
United States
Name	Jack H. Lucas
Namesake	Jacklyn H. Lucas
Builder	Huntington-Ingalls Shipbuilding
Laid down	8 November 2019
Launched	4 June 2021
Sponsored by	Ruby Lucas ; Catherine B. Reynolds;
Christened	26 March 2022
Acquired	27 June 2023
Commissioned	7 October 2023
Homeport	San Diego, California
Identification	Hull number: DDG-125
Motto	Indestructible
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Displacement	9,496 long tons (full load)
Length	509.5 ft (155.3 m)
Beam	66 ft (20 m)
Propulsion	4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speed	31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement	380 officers and enlisted
Armament	Guns:; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm)/62 Mk 45 Mod 4 (lightweight gun); 1 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS; 2 × 25 mm (0.98 in) Mk 38 machine gun system; 4 × 0.50 inches (12.7 mm) caliber guns; Missiles:; 1 × 32-cell, 1 × 64-cell (96 total cells) Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS):; RIM-66M surface-to-air missile; RIM-156 surface-to-air missile; RIM-174A standard ERAM; RIM-161 anti-ballistic missile; RIM-162 ESSM (quad-packed); BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile; RUM-139 vertical launch ASROC; Torpedoes:; 2 × Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes:; Mark 46 lightweight torpedo; Mark 50 lightweight torpedo; Mark 54 lightweight torpedo;
Armor	Kevlar-type armor with steel hull. Numerous passive survivability measures.
Aircraft carried	2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters
Aviation facilities	Double hangar and helipad

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USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, first of the Flight III variants^[11] and 75th overall in the class. She is named after then-Marine Corps Private First Class, later United States Army captain Jacklyn H. Lucas,^[12] recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016, she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.^[13]

Construction[edit]

Jack H. Lucas was launched 4 June 2021,^[1] and christened 26 March 2022.^[7] The ship was commissioned on 7 October 2023 with the ceremony taking place in Tampa, Florida.^[3]

Operational history[edit]

Jack H. Lucas left Ingalls on 12 December 2022 for three days of sea trials before returning to port on 15 December 2022.^[14]

On 27 June 2023, the US Navy formally took delivery of Jack H. Lucas from Ingalls. She remained in Pascagoula for another 120 days after delivery to allow the crew to move onto the ship.^[2]^[15]

On 26 September 2023, Jack H. Lucas left Ingalls for her home port in San Diego, California, with a stopover in Florida. She was commissioned in Tampa Bay on 7 October 2023.^[3]

Namesake[edit]

Jacklyn Harold "Jack" Lucas (1928–2008) was a U.S. Marine, and later U.S. Army airborne officer, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Iwo Jima, at the age of 17. He is the youngest Marine and youngest serviceman in World War II to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor. When the keel of USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) was laid in 1997, Lucas placed his Medal of Honor citation in the ship's hull, where it remains sealed.^[16]

Gallery[edit]

Jack H. Lucas sits in drydock at Huntington-Ingalls Shipbuilding prior to launch
A bottle is smashed against the hull of Jack H. Lucas at the ship's christening ceremony
Jack H. Lucas just after being launched

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b White, Ryan (7 June 2021). "U.S. Navy Launches First Flight III Guided Missile Destroyer, the future Jack H. Lucas". Naval Post. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Jack H. Lucas". U.S. Navy. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Shelbourne, Mallory (10 October 2023). "First Flight III Destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas Joins Fleet". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". ADSNews. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^ "Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas". United States Department of Defense. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ "About USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. U.S. Navy. 26 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "HII Christens Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 26 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ "US Navy Christens Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jack H Lucas". Navy Recognition. 28 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pike, John (2 November 2016). "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Destroyers (DDG 51)". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ LaGrone, Sam (28 June 2017). "Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer". United States Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ Rumpf-Whitten, Sarah (7 October 2023). "U.S.S. Jack H. Lucas officially commissioned into service in Port Tampa Bay". Fox News. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ "Secretary Mabus Names Two Destroyers for Medal of Honor Recipients". U.S. Navy. 17 September 2016. 96649. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
^ LaGrone, Sam (19 December 2022). "Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer Jack H. Lucas Underway for the First Time". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ Shelbourne, Mallory (27 June 2023). "Navy Takes Delivery of First Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded Contract to Build Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

External links[edit]

"Ray Mabus: DDG 125 & DDG 126 Destroyers Named After Two WWII Marines". ExecutiveGov.com. 19 September 2016.
"USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125)". NavSource.org.
"Two destroyers to be named for Medal Of Honor recipients". The American Survival Guide.
Launch of Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) (video). Huntington Ingalls Industries – via YouTube.

[launched-1] White, Ryan (7 June 2021). "U.S. Navy Launches First Flight III Guided Missile Destroyer, the future Jack H. Lucas". Naval Post. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[navy.mil2-2] "Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Jack H. Lucas". U.S. Navy. 29 June 2023. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[commissioning-3] Shelbourne, Mallory (10 October 2023). "First Flight III Destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas Joins Fleet". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[4] "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Guided Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". ADSNews. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

[5] "Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas". United States Department of Defense. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[6] "About USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. U.S. Navy. 26 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

[christened-7] "HII Christens Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 26 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[8] "US Navy Christens Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jack H Lucas". Navy Recognition. 28 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023.

[FAS.org-9] Pike, John (2 November 2016). "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[10] "Destroyers (DDG 51)". U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[First_Flight_III-11] LaGrone, Sam (28 June 2017). "Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer". United States Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[12] Rumpf-Whitten, Sarah (7 October 2023). "U.S.S. Jack H. Lucas officially commissioned into service in Port Tampa Bay". Fox News. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

[navy.mil1-13] "Secretary Mabus Names Two Destroyers for Medal of Honor Recipients". U.S. Navy. 17 September 2016. 96649. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[14] LaGrone, Sam (19 December 2022). "Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer Jack H. Lucas Underway for the First Time". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[15] Shelbourne, Mallory (27 June 2023). "Navy Takes Delivery of First Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[16] "Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded Contract to Build Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)". Huntington Ingalls Industries. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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+| Ship launched = 4 June 2021<ref name="launched">{{cite news |last=White |first=Ryan |date=7 June 2021 |title=U.S. Navy Launches First Flight III Guided Missile Destroyer, the future Jack H. Lucas |url=https://navalpost.com/arleigh-burke-flight-3-jack-h-lucas-launched/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004093807/https://navalpost.com/arleigh-burke-flight-3-jack-h-lucas-launched/ |archive-date=4 October 2023 |access-date=9 June 2021 |publisher=Naval Post}}</ref>
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+| Ship homeport = [[Naval Base San Diego|San Diego, California]]<ref>{{cite web |date=25 March 2022 |title=Navy to Christen Guided-Missile Destroyer Jack H. Lucas |url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2978136/navy-to-christen-guided-missile-destroyer-jack-h-lucas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928115626/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2978136/navy-to-christen-guided-missile-destroyer-jack-h-lucas/ |archive-date=28 September 2023 |access-date=7 May 2022 |work=[[United States Department of Defense]]}}</ref>
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+| Ship displacement = 9,496 long tons (full load)<ref>{{cite news |date=28 March 2022 |title=US Navy Christens Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Jack H Lucas |url=https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/march/11560-us-navy-christens-arleigh-burke-class-destroyer-jack-h-lucas.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711184653/https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/march/11560-us-navy-christens-arleigh-burke-class-destroyer-jack-h-lucas.html |archive-date=11 July 2023 |publisher=Navy Recognition}}</ref><ref name="FAS.org">{{cite web |last=Pike |first=John |date=2 November 2016 |title=DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class |url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927030229/https://man.fas.org/dod-101/sys/ship/ddg-51.htm |archive-date=27 September 2023 |access-date=9 June 2021 |website=Federation of American Scientists}}</ref>
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-'''USS ''Jack H. Lucas'' (DDG-125)''' is an {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}}, first of the Flight III variants<ref name="First Flight III">{{cite news|first=Sam|last=LaGrone|url=https://news.usni.org/2017/06/28/hii-wins-award-build-first-flight-iii-arleigh-burke-destroyer|title=Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer|work=USNI News|publisher=United States Naval Institute|date=28 June 2017|access-date=12 March 2018}}</ref> and 75th overall in the class. She is named after [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]] [[Jacklyn H. Lucas]], recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]]. On 17 September 2016, she was named by [[Secretary of the Navy]] [[Ray Mabus]].<ref name="navy.mil1">{{cite press release|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96649|title=Secretary Mabus Names Two Destroyers for Medal of Honor Recipients|id=96649|publisher=United States Navy|date=17 September 2016|access-date= 26 July 2017}}</ref>
+'''USS ''Jack H. Lucas'' (DDG-125)''' is an {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}}, first of the Flight III variants<ref name="First Flight III">{{cite news |last=LaGrone |first=Sam |date=28 June 2017 |title=Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded First Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer |url=https://news.usni.org/2017/06/28/hii-wins-award-build-first-flight-iii-arleigh-burke-destroyer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922115031/https://news.usni.org/2017/06/28/hii-wins-award-build-first-flight-iii-arleigh-burke-destroyer |archive-date=22 September 2023 |access-date=12 March 2018 |work=United States Naval Institute}}</ref> and 75th overall in the class. She is named after then-[[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] Private First Class, later [[United States Army]] captain [[Jacklyn H. Lucas]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rumpf-Whitten |first1=Sarah |date=7 October 2023 |title=U.S.S. Jack H. Lucas officially commissioned into service in Port Tampa Bay |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/u-s-s-jack-h-lucas-officially-commissioned-into-service-port-tampa-bay |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112063911/https://www.foxnews.com/us/u-s-s-jack-h-lucas-officially-commissioned-into-service-port-tampa-bay |archive-date=12 January 2024 |access-date=8 October 2023 |website=Fox News}}</ref> recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]]. On 17 September 2016, she was named by [[Secretary of the Navy]] [[Ray Mabus]].<ref name="navy.mil1">{{cite web |date=17 September 2016 |title=Secretary Mabus Names Two Destroyers for Medal of Honor Recipients |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96649 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918135842/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=96649 |archive-date=18 September 2016 |access-date=26 July 2017 |website=U.S. Navy |id=96649}}</ref>
 ==Construction==
-''Jack H. Lucas'' was launched 4 June 2021,<ref name="launched"/> and christened 26 March 2022.<ref name="christened"/> The ship is "expected to enter the fleet in 2023," although the U.S. Navy has not given an exact date.<ref name="navy.mil1"/> The ship's tentative commissioning date is early October 2023 with the ceremony to take place in [[Tampa, Florida]].<ref>www.ddg125.org</ref>
+''Jack H. Lucas'' was launched 4 June 2021,<ref name="launched"/> and christened 26 March 2022.<ref name="christened"/> The ship was commissioned on 7 October 2023 with the ceremony taking place in [[Tampa, Florida]].<ref name="commissioning">{{Cite web |last=Shelbourne |first=Mallory |date=10 October 2023 |title=First Flight III Destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas Joins Fleet |url=https://news.usni.org/2023/10/10/first-flight-iii-destroyer-uss-jack-h-lucas-joins-fleet |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011002239/https://news.usni.org/2023/10/10/first-flight-iii-destroyer-uss-jack-h-lucas-joins-fleet |archive-date=11 October 2023 |access-date=11 October 2023 |website=U.S. Naval Institute}}</ref>
 ==Operational history==
-''Jack H. Lucas'' left [[Ingalls Shipbuilding|Ingalls]] on 12 December 2022 for three days of sea trials before returning to port on 15 December 2022.<ref>{{cite news|first=Sam|last=LaGrone|url=https://news.usni.org/2022/12/19/flight-iii-arleigh-burke-destroyer-jack-h-lucas-underway-for-the-first-time|title=Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer Jack H. Lucas Underway for the First Time|work=USNI News|publisher=United States Naval Institute|date=19 December 2022|access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
+''Jack H. Lucas'' left [[Ingalls Shipbuilding|Ingalls]] on 12 December 2022 for three days of sea trials before returning to port on 15 December 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=LaGrone |first=Sam |date=19 December 2022 |title=Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer Jack H. Lucas Underway for the First Time |url=https://news.usni.org/2022/12/19/flight-iii-arleigh-burke-destroyer-jack-h-lucas-underway-for-the-first-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711184647/https://news.usni.org/2022/12/19/flight-iii-arleigh-burke-destroyer-jack-h-lucas-underway-for-the-first-time |archive-date=11 July 2023 |access-date=19 December 2022 |work=U.S. Naval Institute}}</ref>
-On 27 June 2023, the US Navy formally took delivery of ''Jack H. Lucas'' from Ingalls. She is expected to remain in [[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula]] for another 120 days after delivery to allow the crew to move onto the ship.<ref name="navy.mil2"/><ref>{{cite news|first=Mallory|last=Shelbourne|url=https://news.usni.org/2023/06/27/navy-takes-delivery-of-first-flight-iii-destroyer-jack-h-lucas|title=Navy Takes Delivery of First Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas|work=USNI News|publisher=United States Naval Institute|date=27 June 2023|access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
+On 27 June 2023, the US Navy formally took delivery of ''Jack H. Lucas'' from Ingalls. She remained in [[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula]] for another 120 days after delivery to allow the crew to move onto the ship.<ref name="navy.mil2"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Shelbourne |first=Mallory |date=27 June 2023 |title=Navy Takes Delivery of First Flight III Destroyer Jack H. Lucas |url=https://news.usni.org/2023/06/27/navy-takes-delivery-of-first-flight-iii-destroyer-jack-h-lucas |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924011230/https://news.usni.org/2023/06/27/navy-takes-delivery-of-first-flight-iii-destroyer-jack-h-lucas |archive-date=24 September 2023 |access-date=28 June 2023 |work=U.S. Naval Institute}}</ref>
+On 26 September 2023, ''Jack H. Lucas'' left Ingalls for her home port in San Diego, California, with a stopover in Florida. She was commissioned in Tampa Bay on 7 October 2023.<ref name="commissioning" />
 ==Namesake==
-[[File:Lucas JH.jpg|thumb|[[Jacklyn H. Lucas]]]]
+[[File:Lucas JH.jpg|thumb|left|160px|[[Jacklyn H. Lucas]]]]
-[[Jacklyn H. Lucas|Jacklyn Harold "Jack" Lucas]] (1928-2008) was a [[U.S. Marine]], and later [[U.S. Army]] Airborne Officer, who received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions at the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]], at the age of 17. He is the youngest Marine and youngest serviceman in [[World War II]] to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor. When the keel of {{USS|Iwo Jima|LHD-7}} was laid in 1997, Lucas placed his Medal of Honor citation in the ship's hull, where it remains sealed.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-awarded-contract-to-build-destroyer-jack-h-lucas-ddg-125|title=Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded Contract to Build Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125)|publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries|date=27 June 2017|access-date=26 July 2017}}</ref>
+[[Jacklyn H. Lucas|Jacklyn Harold "Jack" Lucas]] (1928–2008) was a [[U.S. Marine]], and later [[U.S. Army]] airborne officer, who received the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions at the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]], at the age of 17. He is the youngest Marine and youngest serviceman in [[World War II]] to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor. When the keel of {{USS|Iwo Jima|LHD-7}} was laid in 1997, Lucas placed his Medal of Honor citation in the ship's hull, where it remains sealed.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 June 2017 |title=Huntington Ingalls Industries Awarded Contract to Build Destroyer Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125) |url=https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-awarded-contract-to-build-destroyer-jack-h-lucas-ddg-125 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240119023017/https://hii.com/news/photo-release-huntington-ingalls-industries-awarded-contract-to-build-destroyer-jack-h-lucas-ddg-125/ |archive-date=19 January 2024 |access-date=26 July 2017 |website=Huntington Ingalls Industries}}</ref>
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 ==Gallery==
 <gallery class="center">
-File:DDG-125 in Huntington Ingalls Industries drydock.jpg|''Jack H. Lucas'' sits in drydock at Huntington-Ingalls Shipbuilding prior to launch.
+File:DDG-125 in Huntington Ingalls Industries drydock.jpg|''Jack H. Lucas'' sits in drydock at Huntington-Ingalls Shipbuilding prior to launch
-File:Jack H. Lucas Commissioning.jpg|A bottle is smashed against the hull of the future ''Jack H. Lucas'' at the ship’s christening ceremony.
+File:Jack H. Lucas Commissioning.jpg|A bottle is smashed against the hull of ''Jack H. Lucas'' at the ship's christening ceremony
-File:DDG-125 After Launch.jpg|The future USS ''Jack H. Lucas'' just after being launched.
+File:DDG-125 After Launch.jpg|''Jack H. Lucas'' just after being launched
 </gallery>