USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG-139) is the planned 89th Arleigh Burke-class (Flight III) Aegis guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy.[1] She will honor Fireman 2nd class Telesforo Trinidad, the only Filipino in the US Navy to ever be awarded the Medal of Honor.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Telesforo Trinidad (DDG-139)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 19 May 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 Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer Telesforo Trinidad". navy.mil. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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