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USS William Charette (DDG-130) is a planned Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, the 80th overall for the class.[1] She will be named in honor of Master Chief William R. Charette, a Korean War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor. William Charette will be the fifth ship of the Flight III series.[4]
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- ^ a b "William Charette (DDG 130)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "WILLIAM CHARETTE (DDG 130)". Naval Vessel Register. Naval Sea Systems Command, Shipbuilding Support Office. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class". Federation of American Scientists. FAS.org. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "SECNAV Names Future Destroyer in Honor of US Navy Medal of Honor Recipient" (Press release). United States Navy. 18 March 2019. NNS190318-03. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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