U.S. Navy's Guided-Missile Destroyer Carl M. Levin Arrives for Commissioning

Navy to Commission Guided-Missile Destroyer Carl M. Levin
23 June 2023
The Navy will commission its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120), during a 10:00 a.m. EDT ceremony on Saturday, June 24, in Baltimore, Maryland.

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06.24.2023 09:45:00 AM

Commissioning of Navy's Guided-Missile Destroyer Carl M. Levin
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Navy's Guided-Missile Destroyer Carl M. Levin Arrives for Commissioning
Watch the Commissioning of the Navy's Carl M. Levin Guided-Missile Destroyer
Commissioning of Navy's Newest Guided-Missile Destroyer: Carl M. Levin

Scheduled from Jun 24 2023 9:45 AM EDT to Jun 24 2023 11:00 AM EDT
USS Carl M. Levin a flight 2A class Arleigh Burke destroyer will be commissioned in Baltimore on June 24, 2023. DDG 120 is named for former Senator Carl M. Levin.. Senator Levin had been Chairman of the United States Senate committee on the Armed Services.



Official Seal of the Department of the Navy

The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, will deliver the commissioning ceremony's principal address. Remarks will also be provided Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations; the Honorable Justin Williams, deputy mayor of the City of Baltimore; and Mr. Charles F. Krugh, president, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. The ship’s sponsors are Senator Levin’s daughters, Kate Levin Markel, Erica Levin, and Laura Levin.

The ship’s namesake served in the U.S. Senate for 36 years from 1979-2015. As the longest serving senator in Michigan state history, Levin became a staunch supporter of the armed services through his work and leadership as Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. Levin passed away on July 29, 2021.

The ship, which will be homeported at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, will be the 72nd Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be commissioned, with 17 additional ships currently under contract for the DDG 51 program. The ship is configured as a Flight IIA destroyer, which enables power projection and delivers quick reaction time, high firepower, and increased electronic countermeasures capability for anti-air warfare. The USS Carl M. Levin is 509.5 feet long and 59 feet wide, with a displacement of 9,496 tons. It will be homeported in San Diego.

Media may direct queries to the Navy Office of Information at (703) 697-5342.

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